shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
deep inside; innermost place
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to keep (a person) waiting
tone (of voice); manner of talking
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
pink (colour, color); peach
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
existence; possession; having; limited company
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
infancy; childhood; tender age
to be able (to); to be possible (to)