existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
history of a nation; Japanese history
to be appointed to a rank
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
conferral of a posthumous rank
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
spring day; spring sunlight
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
installation of a deity in a new shrine; transfer of a shrine
construction; architecture (of buildings)
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
main temple; main building of a shrine; alternate name for the Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber
central pillar of a pagoda
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
four (long cylindrical things)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate