desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
adaptation of a famous poem
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
referendum; popular vote; plebiscite
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
deciding match; play-off; runoff
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
one's house; one's home; one's family
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
regarding highly; attaching importance to
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
grasp; catch; understanding
the study of the calendar
various information recorded in the almanac (as regards astronomy, astrology, etc.)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn); the seven days of the week
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
charm; incantation; spell; curse
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
Tang lunar calendar, used for 823 years in Japan
measurement error; calculation error
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
Jōkyō era (1684.2.21-1688.9.30)
celestial globe; armillary sphere
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
professional shogi player; professional go player
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)