emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
censorship; inspection; examination
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
line; queue; procession; matrix
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
recuperation; medical treatment
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
oracle; revelation; divine message
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
Enkyō era (1744.2.21-1748.7.12)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
unnatural or untimely (death)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
erect tail (of a traditional Japanese hat)
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
Bunroku era (1592.12.8-1596.10.27)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)