Vocabulary

kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun

soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings

protective collar on kimono or bed clothes

udon noodles in broth (no trimmings)

landslide; landslip

katsura forest; beautiful forest

knight

woman writer

marital bedroom; conjugal bedroom

government by relatives of ruler's wife

risk-bearing

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

sophist

recently; these days

priority production

angle meter

progressive increase in rent

one's dear wife

affectionately attached; reluctant to part

imperial conveyance

isolated mountain; departure from a temple

takeoff from water

meeting and parting; alliance and rupture (e.g. changing alignment of political parties)

stunt; feat

weaning period

getting out of bed; leaving one's sickbed

departure from the capital

setting sail; leaving the shore, dock, etc.

detached building; solitary house

room detached from main house

departure from one's home town

scheme to provoke discord (e.g. between countries); alienating measure

sorrow of parting

letter of divorce

retired employee; unemployed person

removal of name from family register

oviparous animal

ovoviviparity

hot sake with beaten egg and sugar

egg membrane