apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
main shrine; inner sanctuary
(made of) stone; stone-built
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
middle of the night; dead of night
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to lie down; to throw oneself down
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
grasp; catch; understanding
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb