gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
color of water after washing rice (colour)
15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months; heaven, earth and man; January 1; New Year's Day; ternary
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
Christopher; Cristofer; Kristoffer
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
district; section; sector
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
arts and sciences; liberal arts
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (publisher)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
hidden historical background