grand; imposing; magnificent
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
dry riverbed; river beach
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
particulars; details; specified items
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to have an eye on; to zero in on
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
difference; variation; difference
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
waist-high partition wall; breast wall
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL