twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
main temple; main building of a shrine; alternate name for the Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
intention; personal opinion
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
middle of the night; dead of night
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
var. of traditional Japanese paper
to tie; to fix; to attach
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
question; inquiry; enquiry
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
grasp; catch; understanding
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
payment default; overdue on a payment
account book; register; ledger
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant