luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
day after day; day by day
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to rebuke; to scold harshly
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
how long; how far; how much
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
curfew; lockdown; grounding
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
action of making something; -ification
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on