construction; architecture (of buildings)
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
royal capital; imperial capital
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
production (e.g. play); direction
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
pre-war days; before the war
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to bring; to take; to bring about
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
literally; to the letter; literal
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
interior design; interior; upholstery
corridor; hallway; passageway
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight