provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
shrine enshrining several gods
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
great mountain; large mountain
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
going on a pleasure jaunt
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
fee; charge; rate; material
something wrapped in a furoshiki
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
set of three; three sets; three classes
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
type of conical hat that covers the whole head (used by Komuso monks)
appearance; air; condition; state; form
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be square; to be angular; to be formal; to be stiff; to be strict
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
unwanted hair; superfluous hair
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being