spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
regulation; adjustment; control
semi-transparent; translucent
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to be erected; to be built
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
standing close together; bristling (with)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
continuation; succession; series
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
tenth day of the month; ten days
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
to come to an end; to close the curtain
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
graduation ceremony; commencement
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)