impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
everywhere; at every turn
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
good old; good old-fashioned
palatial residence; stately mansion
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
living room (Western style); sitting room
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
successive generations; successive emperors
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
throughput; processing power
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
legal; lawful; legitimate
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to become clear; to be made public
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy