dark blue cloth with white splash patterns
wicker(work) (cane, rattan) chair
slight; thin; on the weak side
observation; survey; watching
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to pick up; to find; to gather
Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
pine torch; torchlight; firebrand; bonfire
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
without cause; without reason
speaking voice; talking voice
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to take to task; to take it out on
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
around the world; throughout the world
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize