in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
imperial visit; imperial outing
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
congratulation; celebration
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
such ... as; or some such
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
should; must; -able; probably; likely
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase