if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
serious; severe; grave; acute
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
castle; citadel; fortress; castle walls; enclosure
inner citadel; core; center; centre
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well