luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
outward appearance; looks
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
resolute; determined; bold
to fight against; to oppose; to face
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
failure; mistake; blunder
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
blow; hit (on the body); beating
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
2nd day of the month; two days
living room (Western style); sitting room
to mix; to stir; to blend
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to lean against; to set against
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
utmost limits; extremity; limit
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)