direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
certain; definite; clear; credible
ancient time; age of the gods
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
Island; insula; island; islet
to be reminded of; to call to mind
carving; engraving; sculpture
tendency; trend; inclination
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
tool; implement; means; furniture
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
bet; wager; stake; gamble
river; stream; River; the ... river
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
right (to do something); authority; power
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant