the touch of; feel of; texture
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
preparation; provision; guarding
mountain range; mountain belt
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
daylight hours; hours of sunshine
plants and animals; flora and fauna
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
river; stream; River; the ... river
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to differ; to vary; to disagree
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly