spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
center; centre; metropolis
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
contents (of a container, stomach, etc.); things inside
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to push away; to push aside; to shove
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
success or failure; outcome; result
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
basin (e.g. between mountains)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
construction; architecture (of buildings)
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to move forward; to move on
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
shoji (paper sliding door)
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
older sister; elder sister
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature