to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
overlapping; piling; stacking
full view; plain sight; completely visible
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
hairpiece; false hair; wig
perfect; complete; flawless
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
(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 explain; to dispel doubts
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)
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
to take; 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 be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
jumping to a hasty conclusion
commitment; pledge; promise
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
nervousness; oversensitivity
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
to appoint; to assign; to designate