(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
individual; private person; personal; private
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
lower region; lower part; region below
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
wallboard; wall decoration
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
(electric) torch; flashlight
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
on one hand; on the other hand
silent; still; quiet; hushed
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
underground; subterranean
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
resemblance; similarity; analogy
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
enough is enough; no further!
to follow advice; to act upon advice
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change