to be erected; to be built
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
button (clothing); push-button
with these words; while saying
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
personality; style; appearance
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
and then; and so; and; so then
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one