concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
opposite bank; farther shore
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration); ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō); mountain top
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
ten; 10; ten years of age
natural virtue; personal virtue
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
Wood Tiger (51st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1914, 1974, 2034)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
February; second month of the lunar calendar
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
dry riverbed; river beach
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
together; mutually; fellow
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
Fire Dragon (53rd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1916, 1976, 2036)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
suspicious-looking; fishy