construction; architecture (of buildings)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
reviewing stand; box; gallery
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
to approach; to draw near
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
to become empty; to be emptied
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
troupe; theatrical company
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
counter for generations; epoch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
rule; reign; government; governing
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
reconfirmation; double check