surrounding at a distance
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to stop walking; to pause
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
infancy; childhood; tender age
confusing set-up; puzzling method
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
marriage proposal; courtship
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
parting; separation; farewell
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
before and after (e.g. photos)
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
optimization; optimisation
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
Xirong; Rong; inhabitants of the extremities of China as early as the Shang dynasty (1765-1122 BCE); (lit.) barbarians to the west
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole