whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
creation; Creation (by God)
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
yuanqu (form of Chinese classical drama); Yuan drama
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
that is to say; so that means
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
to take into consideration
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
technique; art; skill; move
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to force to do; to compel
village; hamlet; countryside; country
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points