Vocabulary

echoing beautifully (of the sound produced by striking together jewels or metals); beautiful (of a melody, etc.)

observatory for astronomy, cloud-watching, etc.

heart; soul

frivolous age; degenerate period in history; decadent age

small amount of silk (i.e. only one foot of cloth)

astronomical expert

(ritsuryō system) teacher responsible for training in astronomy, astrology, calendar-making, etc.

butterfly needle; winged needle

blisteringly hot; relentlessly hot; scorching

problematic divorce; divorce drama

dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

subrogation; subrogated performance; payment in subrogation

a rise above a certain level (of a stock price, etc.)

draft of a magazine's content (usu. a table showing the allocation of each page)

blood relation; blood relative

to drizzle (rain)

drizzling (rain)

USB bus power

small-minded; petty; cowardly; chicken-hearted

forelock; hair on top of the head

beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia); round-leaf vitex

Cnidium japonicum (species of umbellifer)

greensand (olive-green sandstone)

memory

saving the world; promoting national welfare

Central and Eastern Europe

grounds of a Shinto shrine

Valhalla

salt leaf (var. of ice plant)

parent cat

eerie; spooky

eviction

to be evicted

flea collar

police investigation carried out in the immediate vicinity of a crime site

green sand; metal molding using sand

raw sugar

parent dog

family association; association of families

Diet members caucus; caucus of the Diet