to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to tower over the surroundings
cultural assets; cultural property
standing tall; towering; soaring
composite photograph; photomontage
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
fine castle; famous castle
guard; sentinel; garrison
when looked at in that way
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
not long has passed since ...
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to cut; to slit; to slash
power; authority; influence
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to be saved up (of money)
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
outside world; physical world
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
to push aside; to brush aside
"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front
Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)
to bubble; to foam; to froth
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
transmittance; permeability