secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at that time; in those days
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
half the body; half length
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
build; physique; frame; constitution
spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
boy; son; baby boy; young man
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
very young; little; childish; immature
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
furnishings; implements; equipment
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
outside world; physical world