superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to squash; to crush; to flatten
one day; (on) a certain day
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
complete change; about-face
emotional scars; mental trauma
soldier; combatant; warrior
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
decoration; ornament; trimmings
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
National Museum of Nature and Science
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
villa; daimyo's suburban residence
property; fortune; assets
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum