more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
dark clouds; black clouds
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
outward appearance (of a house); exterior; external structure (of a building; e.g. gate, fence, garage); exterior structure
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
dark night; moonless night
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
presence (impressive quality)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
corridor; hallway; passageway
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
staff with plaited paper streamers
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
to cense; to burn incense
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment