coverall apron; cook's apron
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
sympathy; compassion; pity
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
teething ring; pacifier; dummy; blowjob
(political) power; authority; influence
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
alone; by oneself; on one's own
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
recitation; reciting from memory
commencing with; including
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview