common knowledge; well-known fact
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
short distance; close range
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
to kill; to beat to death
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to maintain; to continue to have
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
place where one works; construction site; working area
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to relax; to feel at home