cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
(made of) stone; stone-built
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to look upwards; to look up
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
environment; circumstance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door; gate; opening; title page
young master; son of a high-ranking person
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to serve; to work for; to attend
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to hand over; to surrender
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to face; to go towards; to head towards
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
while; during; while; although; all; both