seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
mostly involve; principally involve
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
imagination; supposition; guess
attendance; presence; visit; coming; advent
on the occasion of; at the time of
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
preparation; provision; establishment
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
formal; orthodox; in earnest
treating someone (to food or drink); entertaining someone (as one's guest)
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
special; particular; peculiar; unique
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
among these; between these; of these
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
Nara period (710-794); imperial court during Nara period
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
Jingo-keiun era (767.8.16-770.10.1)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
Wood Rooster (22nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1945, 2005, 2065)
river; stream; River; the ... river
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
auspicious cloud; Keiun era (704.5.10-708.1.11); Kyōun era
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
main building in a Heian palace; (historical) main residence of an emperor
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)