full view; plain sight; completely visible
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
hairpiece; false hair; wig
perfect; complete; flawless
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
hair (on the head); (a) hair
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
absence; disregard; indifference
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
exile; deportation; banishment
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement
commitment; pledge; promise
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
nervousness; oversensitivity
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
28th day of the month; 28 days
to appoint; to assign; to designate
abortion; discontinuance; stoppage; suspension
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function