stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
horror film; horror movie
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
surroundings; environs; circumference
in deep black; in jet black
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
here and there; in places
to crack; to develop a crack
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to raise one's voice; to shout
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
breastplate; chest protector; bib
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness