bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
while; during; while; although; all; both
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
contradiction; inconsistency
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
sexually transmitted disease; STD; sexually transmitted infection; STI; venereal disease; VD
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
ugly woman; unattractive woman; (arch.) female demon
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
when it becomes; when it comes to
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement