elucidation; explicit statement; specification
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
carving; engraving; sculpture
variation in color (colour); having a different color
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
emperor (of Japan); mikado
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
personal appearance; character; personality
pious men and women; religious people; the faithful
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
impression; strong belief; conviction
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to be too late; to be too slow
surely (not); certainly (not)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen