Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
health (concerns, reasons, etc.)
moonless sky (poetic usage)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
suō (ceremonial dress of lower-class samurai)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
recommendation; referral; endorsement
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to state; to express; to mention
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
woman; female; feminine gender
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
senior high school student
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
voyage; passage; travelling
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
Silla (ancient Korean kingdom; 57 BCE-935 CE)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
chair; stool; post; office; position
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.