Toyama (city, prefecture)
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
railway bridge; iron bridge
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
to brave a danger; to take a risk
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
once upon a time; a long time ago
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
large building and lofty tower; splendid (magnificent, palatial) structure
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
sword hilt; decorative hilt
suspension of water supply; water outage
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to be burned out (of one's home)
everywhere; all over; throughout
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
annotation; explanatory note; comment