castle tower; keep; donjon
small castle projecting from a larger castle; tower projecting from a larger castle
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
whole neighborhood; whole neighbourhood; surrounding countries
deceased; late; dead; departed
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
retired and quiet; secluded
waterfall; cataract; cascade
fall; drop; descent; coming down
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
source of river; fountainhead
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)
avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha); Avatamska sutra; Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
mountain mist; mountain air
to lose one's way; to go astray
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
conifer; needle-leaved tree
(ship or shipbuilding) timber or plank
verdigris; green rust; copper rust
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
exposure to wind; severe criticism
four-legged tray for festive food
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
difficult problem or question
evening meal; supper; dinner
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
wayside teahouse; tea house used as a resting place
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics