clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
greater palace; area centered on the inner palace, home to various administrative bodies
the twelve gates of Heian's greater palace
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
government office; government agency
palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
roof tile; tiled roof; objects crowded together (e.g. houses)
painting red; vermillion lacquering
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
one large ...; a great ...
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
grey wall covering material (gray)
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
square (on a go board); grid
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
here and there; in places
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
florid expression; poetical talent
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
huqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow); (arch.) biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest