to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to settle (in a place); to settle down
shoji (paper sliding door)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
samue; monk's working clothes
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
corridor; hallway; passageway
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
water's edge; waterside; shore
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings