Vocabulary

X (social networking service)

Y; y

Z; z

hair style; way of dressing hair

starting gate; starting stalls

travellers' inn; stage inn

building time; construction period

woodwork

everyday robes worn by males of the imperial family, nobility, etc. (from the Heian period onward)

fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute

tenjin hairstyle

amazing truth; cardinal principle; key (to understanding)

Golden Light Sutra

Golden Light Sutra (as translated into Chinese by the monk I Ching)

formal full name

seventeen main pavilions of the imperial palace

ladies' pavilion (of Heian Palace)

pavilion housing the historical archives (in Heian Palace)

waiting area

physicians' pavilion (in Heian Palace)

pavilion housing the sacred mirror (in Heian Palace)

arrival (of the emperor, etc.)

departure (of the emperor, etc.)

silk

pavilion housing the emperor's bathing quarters and dressing chamber (in Heian Palace)

pavilion housing imperial treasures and historical artifacts (in Heian Palace)

pavilion for weapons storage (in Heian Palace)

official reception hall

empress's residence

special course

one's special subject; specialized subject; major

garlic press

integrated education; integrated school system; system where students can progress from elementary through secondary levels without entrance examinations

Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)

to be true to one's name; to live up to one's reputation

soup

Chinese-style stir-fried vegetable noodle soup

leaf scorch

area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life

outermost region of the castle