Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
aggression; invasion; raid
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
donation; contribution; offering
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
in history; ever; historical
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
normal practice; proper practice
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to look away; to turn away
to smile (at); to grin (at)
ober dictum; passing remark in a judgement
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant