wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
Japanese-style painting; picture in Japanese style; nihon-ga
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
black lustre; black luster
extravagant (spending); generous; luxurious; bubbly; bubblelike
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
social studies (school subject)
material; materials; data; information; documents
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
every person; every mouth; every entrance
the lower classes; the common people
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
haughty; holding one's head high
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
strong-willed; strong of heart
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
Rokujō no Miyasudokoro (Genji Monogatari)
vengeful spirit (spawned from a living person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
a second time; again; once more; twice