hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
opposite side; opposition
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
murder; killing; murderer
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
order; sequence; procedure
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
right side; right-hand side
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
arm; skill; efforts; ability
handsome youth (male); pretty boy