resistance;  opposition;  reluctance;  repulsion;  resistance;  drag
 box;  case;  car (of a train, etc.);  shamisen case;  shamisen;  public building;  community building
 mansion;  palace; (arch.)  nobleman; (arch.)  noblewoman; (arch.)  cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
 to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.);  to come down;  to form (of frost);  to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight);  to pour in;  to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
 shrine;  palace;  imperial residence;  Imperial prince;  Imperial princess;  headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
 pine tree (Pinus spp.);  highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
 Heike family;  Taira family;  The Tale of the Heike;  chanting of the Heike Monogatari
 dominion;  territory;  possession
 big;  large;  drastic;  full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
 northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
 forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period);  change of constituency (politician);  change of district
 severe cold;  intense cold;  bitter cold
 poor;  needy;  lacking (quantity and quality-wise);  poor;  scanty
 to beg;  to ask;  to request;  to invite
 acknowledgement;  acknowledgment;  understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation");  noting;  acceptance
 mourning;  abstinence;  taboo;  religious purification;  pure;  holy
 wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda);  wistaria
 to turn one's face;  to turn around;  to look over one's shoulder
 to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory);  to come to mind;  to recall (in a flash);  to be reminded of;  to call to mind;  to think of
 to turn toward;  to look (up, down, etc.);  to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.);  to look out on;  to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.);  to be suited to
 to call each other;  to call out to one another
 cold (e.g. weather);  uninteresting (esp. joke);  lame;  dull
 to call for somebody;  to come for someone;  to pick someone up
 to arrive at (e.g. a decision);  to reach (a stage);  to lead to (a place);  to get to;  in the extreme case of; (arch.)  to come
 of course;  certainly;  naturally
 to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator);  to get chilly;  to cool down
 turning into a cooler state;  cooling down
 to feel anxious;  to feel nervous;  fluttering down;  trickling down (e.g. tears);  hanging untidily (of hair);  straggling
 fleeting;  transient;  short-lived;  empty (dream, etc.);  mere (hope);  faint (possibility)
 300;  three hundred;  300 mon;  trifling amount;  shyster
 to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby);  to be born;  to come into being;  to be formed
 people (of a country);  nation;  citizen;  national
 conscription ordinance;  conscription law;  draft;  Conscription Ordinance (1873-1927)
 proclamation;  promulgation
 savage;  barbarous;  barbaric;  uncivilized;  uncivilised