teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
study of the English language as a means to acquire Western knowledge (esp. after the end of Japan's period of isolation); English literature; British studies
Buddhist studies; Buddhology
the various countries of Europe and America; the West
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji eras)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
to rebuild; to reconstruct
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
reconstructing (shrine, temple, etc.); altering
engraver; carver; sculptor; tattoo artist; tattooist
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
Toyo (former province located in present-day Ōita and Fukuoka prefectures; later split into Buzen and Bungo provinces); affluent country; rich country
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
highest level; high-water mark
metal fittings; metal fixtures
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
karamon; large gate with a karahafu gable (typically at a temple, shrine or castle)
audience with the Emperor; imperial audience
Toshihitoshinnou (Prince) (1579-1629)
area of holiday homes; area of villas
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)