head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
direct descent; direct line
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
(economic) depression; recession; slump
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
shadow figure; silhouette
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
background reflections (e.g. on a window); reflected glare
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
motherly; mother-like; maternal; like a mother
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
fashion sense; sense of fashion
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago