decoration; ornament; trimmings
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
plastic (usu. of bags); vinyl
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
going around; patrol; round; tour
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
world; society; people; the public
question; inquiry; enquiry
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
how; in what way; how about; questionable
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
no, not like that (but like this)
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
if it is (the case that ...)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
great hurry; great haste; rush
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
in name only; titular; nominal
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley