ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
sphere; circle; range; category
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
single word; a few words; brief comment
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
(in) the air; midair; sky
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
temple; shrine; sanctuary
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to gaze out at; to look out over
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
colonnade; row of columns
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity