ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
riser (in a building); rise
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
two-storied gate; tower gate
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to praise; to extol; to laud; to appreciate; to admire
residing; living; dwelling
defend and maintain; support; protection
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
epilogue; postscript; envoi
agreement; assent; Norway
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
condensed milk; Soviet Union
(arch.) carpenter's square; perpendicularity; straightness; model; standard
palmyra; lusterleaf holly; patra (silver incense dish placed in front of a Buddhist statue)
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryo period); tax in kind; mediocrity
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number