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broad or spacious veranda; eaves

3

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

10

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)

2

midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year

1

formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit

2

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

4

fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1

now that; since; so long as; because

4

to intend; to be sure that

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

1

worried look

1

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

4

awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

1

hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

10

secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance

2

to say; to tell (somebody); to state

1

ahead; before; the future

4

somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely

1

hubbub; din; noise

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

2

early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar

3

Kanou Sanraku (1559-1635)

1

possible; potential; practicable; feasible

4

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

13

certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

carving; engraving; sculpture

1

master; masterhand; maestro

1

essence; quintessence; flower; glory

1

(fine) art; the arts

2

palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame

1

deep emotion; strong feelings

2

arched bridge with Chinese-style railings; Chinese-style bridge

2

dancer's fan

1

castle tower; keep; donjon

3

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

1

awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

8

two-storied gate; tower gate

4

palace

1

curve

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

8

building; structure

1

a line (of mountains, islands, houses, etc.); bound together

1

level surface; plane

1

deep indigo

1

dusk; twilight scene

1

step; stride; counter for steps

2

every evening

1

waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

1

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

2