artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
voiceless cicada (female); Asian cicada
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
to put on; to wear; to get used to wearing
right beside; close to; nearby
society; company; the public; the world
directly opposite; right in front
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
to go bad (of food); to spoil; to turn sour
under a railway (oft. of shops, bars, etc.); under the tracks; under a railroad overpass
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
adopted daughter; foster daughter
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
influential person; man of importance
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
talk; recital; narration; topic
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer; assignment
incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to escape from; to get out
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
loss of spirit; dejection
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
enduring and accepting; submitting (to)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
wherein; therein; thereinto