upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
keeping house; being confined to one's house
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
making obligatory; making compulsory
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
biennially; every second year; every other year
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
office organization; office organisation; management; managerial post
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
(government) inspector-general (Edo period); upper superintendent officer
historical play; period drama
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
violent conduct; misconduct; dissipation; profligacy; debauchery
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
mountain worship; religion that worships mountains as sacred
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
to entrust; to leave to a person
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
first anniversary of a person's death
substantial matter; significant item
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
plants and animals; flora and fauna
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
metal fittings; metal fixtures
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb