place guarded by soldiers; torpedo room
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
sunlight filtering through trees
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
sobriety; soberness; sober face
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
cherry blossom (colour, color)
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
10th in rank; tenth sign of the Chinese calendar
death in madness; dying insane
root; source; origin; basis
Son of God; child of an emperor