vehicle; horse-drawn carriage
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
government and people; those in and out of the court or government; the entire nation
noble; men of rank; notables
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
competing; competition; auction
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to revere; to respect; to worship
family; members of a family
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
famous brand of sake; choice sake
annotation; explanatory note; comment
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
woman entertainer; prostitute
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick