finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
old capital; former capital
preparation; arrangements
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
opinion; intention; thought
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace, etc.)
shoji (paper sliding door)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
imperial palace temporarily built outside of the great imperial palace (Heian period)
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
banquet on the occasion of the first ceremonial offering of rice by the newly-enthroned emperor
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
of course; certainly; naturally
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
this occasion; at this time; now
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha