top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
carving; engraving; sculpture
metal fittings; metal fixtures
small festival on the eve of the main festival (esp. of the Gion festival)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
directions; instructions; orders; command
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
split bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split; noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
ceremony to appease evil gods and the spirits of the dead
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
Jōgan era (859.4.15-877.4.16)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
company name; name of a company
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)