outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
rising; ascending; climbing
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
elevator landing; elevator hall
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to have the privilege of doing
value; preciousness; nobility
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
large number (of); many; majority
shoji (paper sliding door)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to bring back; to restore
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)