tool; implement; means; furniture
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
chair; stool; post; office; position
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
loved one; lover; sweetheart
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
export; exportation; efferent
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
temper pattern of a sword blade
gathering clouds; group of clouds
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
exchange of blows; long rally
outside the country; abroad
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined