column shape; cylinder; columnar
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
(traditional) Japanese style
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
left side; left-hand side
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
second month of the lunar calendar
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
last chapter (book, etc.)
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
going downstream (in a boat)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
Emperor Kammu; Kammu Tenno (737-806 CE, reigning: 781-806 CE)
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off