imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
shaman (Okinawa, Amami); medium; exorcist
imperial decree; imperial edict
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
diligent; absorbed (in something)
first-aid; emergency (aid)
the ways of the world; human nature
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
right in the middle (of); midst; height
interested person; volunteer; supporter
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
founder; originator; pioneer
karamon; large gate with a karahafu gable (typically at a temple, shrine or castle)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
loyalist to the emperor; imperial loyalist
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
Ōnin era (1467.3.5-1469.4.28)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
how many people; a number of people
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
foresight; forethought; far-sighted plan; planning ahead
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting