imperial visit; imperial outing
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
seeing off and meeting on return
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
you (plural); all of you; you all
relatively; comparatively
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
reason; cause; circumstances
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)