land near a castle; castle town
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
moderate; proper; just right
sense of unity; sense of oneness
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
shop; small store; business; firm
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
stairs; stairway; staircase
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base