(historical) Nara, as the capital of ancient Japan during most of the Nara period

downpour, heavy rain

to float / to be loose; to unfasten / (of a person) to be excited / to have left-over money

a male given name

the Triassic period

motive, incentive

development of a text or piece of writing / the second line of a traditional poem

a primitive salamander

will you marry me

A stock phrase in Japanese pop culture supposedly used by the wife in a newly-wed couple to invite her new husband to bed.