to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
loophole; crenel; gun port; porthole
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
almost; roughly; approximately
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
pressure; oppression; suppression
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
leaning to the right; turning rightist; being on the (political) right
far right (in politics); extreme right; ultraconservative
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
on the occasion of; at the time of
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
like this; in this way; as you see
desolate field; withered field