to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
posterity; future generations; future life
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
other; another; over; more than; I; me
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to well up; to burst; to arise
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
neighbouring house; neighboring house
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
identification papers; ID
uninhabited island; desert island
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
university student; college student
senior high school student
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
way of asking; way of listening; listener
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified