courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
link; directory entry; rink
landing; alighting; touch down
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
dragon god; dragon king; naga
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
messenger; envoy; emissary
boundless; limitless; vast; broad
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to rock; to shake; to swing
most part; greater part; majority
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
carnivore; carnivorous animal
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
long (time that has passed); old (story)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to finish reading; to read through