(made of) stone; stone-built
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to cease; to stop; to be over
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
beyond that point; after that
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to play a leading role; to play a central part
baumkuchen; spit cake with cross-section resembling tree rings
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
(navigable) canal; waterway
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
land near a castle; castle town
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
moderate; proper; just right
sense of unity; sense of oneness
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush