oh my god; how; what the; incredible
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
imperial court; royal court
court lady; lady-in-waiting
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
this and that; various things
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to need; to demand; to take; to require
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
a little bit; a little while
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
national border; provincial border
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
time; season; period; phase; stage
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
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
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(how) many times; (how) often
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion