step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
cloud formation; cloud-shaped
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
rule; standard; compass and ruler
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to be needed; to be wanted
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
neighbouring house; neighboring house
adoration; admiration; devotion
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
electricity; (electric) light
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
sculpture; carved statue; graven image