imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)
firm; strong; solid; stable
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
right side; right-hand side
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
(made of) stone; stone-built
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
history; pedigree; lineage
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
coin-operated parking (spaces)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
reason; cause; history; origin
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to replace (a picture, sign, hanging scroll, etc.); to substitute; to take down (an old picture, etc.) and put up a new one; to move (a picture, etc.) to another location; to hang somewhere else
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
finishing blow; coup de grâce
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing