sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
rice with minced sea bream (tai)
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
bracelet (usu. dating from the Kofun period)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
marshy grassland; wetlands
to be prolonged; to drag on
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
Wu Zetian (624-705); Empress Wu
Empress Kouken; Kouken Tenno (718-770 CE, reigning: 749-758 CE)
ruler; monarch; sovereign
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to get narrower; to contract
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent