Vocabulary
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hot water (esp. cold mineral spring water heated up at the right temperature for bathing)
twenty questions (game)
hating to lose; always wanting to win; unyielding; competitive
to become a geisha; to work as a geisha
schizophrenia
robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides, and no wrapped fabric along the bottom
delirium tremens
tremor (muscular); trembling; shaking
technology association; technology institute
technology association; technology institute
troublesome; bothersome; burdensome
postal service; post service
adult-cute; grown-up but girlish; fashion style of adult women characterized by makeup and clothing that subtly emphasizes cuteness
to be sensitive to smoke; to be uncomfortable because of smoke
meeting for the first time; first meeting
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; faithfulness
respect for one's elders
the eight virtues
brothel
customer at a brothel; john; someone who has forgotten the eight virtues
copying calligraphy from a model
copying calligraphy without sticking to the model (calligraphy); copying freely
copying from a model without looking at it (calligraphy)
traditional Japanese calendar with pictures; traditional Japanese calendar expressed with pictures for use by illiterates
proper time (e.g. for harvesting rice); appropriate time; right time
astronomical ephemeris; ephemeris
private land
farmland
tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryō period); tax in kind
forced labour (labor) imposed upon commoners (ritsuryō period)
register established for tax purposes (ritsuryō period)
Nagaoka-kyō (capital of Japan 784-794)
moisture vapor transmission rate; moisture vapour transmission rate; MVTR
Heijō-kyō (capital of Japan from 710-40 and 745-84; located in present-day Nara)
main southern gate of the Heian Palace's reception compound
reporting to the emperor
ceremony where the Emperor would inspect the records of attendance and absence of officials
reception compound; part of the palace where important ceremonies were held
Heijō Palace (imperial residence in Heijō-kyō)
Ōtenmon incident (conspiracy in 866 CE that centered on the destruction of the main gate of the Imperial Palace)