to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
front; frontage; facade; main
stairs; stairway; staircase
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
favourite horse; favorite horse
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
long (time that has passed); old (story)
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
dark (color); concentrated; thick
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
sweet-scented; lustrous, shiny and beautiful
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)