place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
letter; missive; note; mail
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
fund-raising; collection of funds
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to be erected; to be built
something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
our country; our land; one's own country
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend