hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
accurate; correct; precise; exact
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
chapter one; first chapter
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
successive generations; successive emperors
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
state religion; official religion; established religion
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to rain incessantly; to downpour
sunlight; rays of the Sun