doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
third day of the month; three days
clanging; empty; deserted
counter for books; volume
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
postwar period; period after Second World War
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
assistant professor; associate professor
at that time; in those days
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
table of contents; contents
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
great war; great battle; world war
base (military, expedition, etc.)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
personal god (i.e. a god who has human form, emotions, etc.)
shrine crest; shrine emblem
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests