show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
higher rank; better position
attendant; valet; servant; follower
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to bend; to warp; to curve
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
on the occasion of; at the time of
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
to strangle; to constrict
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
offender; criminal; culprit
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
ding; chime (sound of a bell or a small gong)
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
surface of the earth; ground surface
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
floor above; floor upstairs
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)