basis; foundation; grounds; authority
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere
such; like that; in that way
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
Chōtoku era (995.2.22-999.1.13)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
thereupon; shortly thereafter
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
everywhere; all over; throughout
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
embankment made of earth; bank; levee
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
before the gate; in front of the gate
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place