to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
person of culture; educated person; highbrow
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
life; living; I; me; student
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
cinnabar; vermilion (mercury sulfide); red color; vermilion pigment; elixir (esp. of immortality); pill
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryō period)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
main building in a Heian palace; main residence of an emperor
beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms
softness; gentleness; weakness
eastern mountains; mountains to the east; Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō); Higashiyama (Kyoto district)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
scene; view; prospect; outlook
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
standing absolutely still
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable