Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
face; looks; vestiges; trace
still; even now; to this day
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
district; section; sector
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to watch over; to watch attentively
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
integrated education; integrated school system; system where students can progress from elementary through secondary levels without entrance examinations
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
shipping; shipment; forwarding
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
even though; despite; when