type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
falsely similar; counterfeit
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
Momoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
early (days); initial stage; initial
after that; afterwards; thereafter
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
one grade; first-class; primary
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
accounting; administration (of money)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
commencing with; including
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
price; cost; value; worth; value
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation