having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
going to serve one's lord; daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
honour; honor; glory; privilege
major incident; major happening; big scandal
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
item; article; dish; course; finest item
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
Jizo (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
hometown; rural township (of China)
local Shinto deity; tutelary god