escape; excelling; prominence
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
already; now; no longer; not any more
corridor; hallway; passageway
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
famous garden; fine garden
to be widely known; to be famous
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
main building in a Heian palace; (historical) main residence of an emperor
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
plants which flower in autumn (fall)
Kanou Sanraku (1559-1635)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
karamon; large gate with a karahafu gable (typically at a temple, shrine or castle)
imperial envoy gate; temple gate used by imperial envoy
door; gate; opening; title page
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
Momoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600)