to be pressed (by urgent business); to be under great pressure (to act); to be under the gun
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
IC card; smart card; chip card
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
increase in amount; increase in quantity; increase in volume
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
Emperor Temmu; Temmu Tenno (?-686 CE, reigning: 673-686 CE)
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
all people; the whole nation
day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
earnest prayers being answered; realization of one's earnest wishes
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
7th day of the month; seven days
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)
21st day of the month; 21 days
oracle; revelation; divine message
five (long cylindrical things)
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink