sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
abnormal behavior (behaviour)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
influence; effect; impact
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
time; hour; period; class
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
chance; opportunity; occasion
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to leap back; to jump back
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten