corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade; simultaneous firing (of guns or artillery)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
restoration; repair; mending
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
flat and smooth; unchanging; featureless; noppera-bō; humanoid creature with a flat, featureless face
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to let one's hair hang down