residence; mansion; estate; dwelling
chief vassal; senior statesman
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
being fully equipped; being fully furnished; complete
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
one's birth mother; one's biological mother
guardian; mentor; protector
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
musical instrument; music; accompaniment instruments used in kabuki (excluding the shamisen)
7th day of the month; seven days
proclamation; official notice
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
modesty; self-control; discretion
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
seclusion; reclusion; retirement (from activities)
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
high priest; virtuous monk; holy man; reverend; venerable
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
decrease; reduction; decline
isolation; being alone; being friendless
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)