to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
down jacket; quilted down coat
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
National Museum of Nature and Science
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
in swarms; in great crowds
tablet personal computer (tablet PC)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
counting song; enumerative form (of waka)
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments; nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)
jumper skirt; pinafore dress
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
health and physical education
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
after staying up all night