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first bath of the year
female prostitute working at a bathhouse (Edo period)
cherry tree east of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace)
ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)
last day of March
Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus)
cleaning out mud from a ditch or drain
pavilion housing the emperor's bathing quarters and dressing chamber (in Heian Palace)
mouth freshener
refreshing and pleasant autumn
type of faceted glass from Edo
register established for tax purposes (ritsuryō period)
direct-injection diesel engine
Chicago School (of economics)
main southern gate of the Heian Palace's reception compound
tachibana tree west of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace)
underpopulated area
new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986)
reporting to the emperor
spring evening
young man (who has recently undergone his manhood ceremony)
pavilion housing imperial treasures and historical artifacts (in Heian Palace)
branch-twined hedge around a field to keep out wild boars and deer
message
last day of the third month of the lunar calendar
door separating the inner castle from the outer castle (Edo period)
to lament the end of spring
deciding the order of players (by drawing one card each; highest draw deals)
imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)