to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
depiction; description; portrayal
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
exactly as stated; verbatim
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
height of; middle of; full bloom
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
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)
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
cheap; inexpensive; pure; honest; upright
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze