door; gate; opening; title page
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
systematic; regular; routine
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
front; frontage; facade; main
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
perfectly round; perfectly circular
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to become familiar (to one's ears)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street