temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
deep inside; innermost place
chair; stool; post; office; position
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
madder red; dark red; crimson
to rain incessantly; to downpour
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty