wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
property; fortune; means; assets
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
storehouse; warehouse; godown
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
stairs; stairway; staircase
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
left side; left-hand side
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
accurate; correct; precise; exact
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to indicate; to show; to point to
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to come to one's senses; to calm down
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to face on; to look out on to
handrail; railing; banister
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
other side; opposite side; other party