spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
one grain; one drop; one bead
unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy; rice husks; chaff
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
precinct of a jail; vicinity of a prison
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
Setagaya City; Setagaya Ward
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
admiration; wonder; astonishment
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
hundred days; lengthy time
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
hair of the deceased (retained as a keepsake)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
principal of a private school
knowledge; information; opinion; view
to get angry; to lose one's temper
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
time; season; period; phase; stage
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
equipment; installation; facilities; arrangements
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
princess; daughter of a nobleman
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
Sakurada Gate; Sakuradamon; southern gate of the Tokyo Imperial Palace; Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)