severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
there is a tendency; there is a possibility
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
light color; light colour
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
study; library; den; home office; reading room
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
corridor; hallway; passageway
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
clearly; distinctly; vividly
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
family; members of a family
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room