colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to throw open; to leave open
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
cannot be compared with; no match for
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
courtesy call; courtesy visit
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish