shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to dye; to colour; to color
silk canvas; artwork on silk
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
more than usual; especially; particularly
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
treatment; service; handling; management
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
secretary (government); director; chief
attendee; participant; person present
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
deep affection; dear; beloved
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
empress (consort); queen (consort)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on