express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
to have a reason; to have an excuse
early (days); initial stage; initial
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
due form; official; formality
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
stationing (troops); occupancy
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
your coming; coming with happy news; your presence
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
together; mutually; fellow
feudal retainer or warrior
convention; usage; old customs; old etiquette
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
person of refined tastes; sophisticated person; man of the world; understanding person; man about town
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with