royal castle; imperial castle
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
carving; engraving; sculpture
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to gather; to collect; to assemble
number one; first; best; most; game; round
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look