period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
large number (of); many; majority
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
warm country; warm region
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)