leather strap; thong; leash
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
superstition; superstitious belief
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to keep a watchful eye on
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
various medicines; medical treatment; supper in a Zen temple; rice porridge served for supper in a Zen temple
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
metallic sound; metallic clank
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination