brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
interest (in something); enthusiasm
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way