locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
nothing but; except; no more than
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
infiltration (of a liquid); permeation; spread (of a political ideology, etc.)
amusing; funny; interesting
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
beanbags; jackstones; cueball
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
young girl; lass; adolescent female
discontinuous; discontinuous
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to change completely; to change suddenly
India-ink painting; ink wash painting
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
white makeup powder; (face) powder
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly