thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
replacement; substitute; displacement; transposition; reset
Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei); Chusan palm; hemp palm
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex); Chinese-bottletree; Japanese varnishtree; phoenix-tree
elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
in the meanwhile; during the time
strange; rare; novel; curious
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to hunt up; to locate; to inquire out
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
that matter; those matters
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
external wound; (physical) trauma
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back