inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
standing close together; bristling (with)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
continuation; succession; series
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
tenth day of the month; ten days
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
to come to an end; to close the curtain
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
graduation ceremony; commencement
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
gleaming; shining; glistening