iron maiden (torture device)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
woman; female; feminine gender
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
image; figure; figure; form; image
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to go past; to pass; to pass by
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
interior; inside; internal
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to dye; to colour; to color
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
maintenance; preservation; improvement
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
such; like that; that sort of
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so