thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
dark (color); concentrated; thick
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
sense of color; sense of colour
to remember; to keep in mind
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace, etc.)
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
tachibana tree west of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
railing; handrail; balustrade
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
everyday robes worn by males of the imperial family, nobility, etc. (from the Heian period onward)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce