to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
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
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
inner citadel; core; center; centre
outermost region of the castle
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
(political) administration; political power
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
autumn moon; harvest moon
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
congratulation; celebration
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
those (near the second person)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
demonstration; show of force
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
room in Edo castle where the shogun's council of elders attended to governmental affairs
absence; disregard; indifference
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to