circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
one's way (ahead); one's path
journey; route of a journey
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
to be smeared; to be covered
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
brown; light brown; tawny
curl; curly hair; ringlet
triangle; triangular shape
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion