to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
shoji (paper sliding door)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
many; much; plenty; hardly
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
dozens; scores of; decades
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
gender; distinction of sex; sex
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
the same generation; coeval
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to amuse oneself; to make merry
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
people; men and women; each person; everybody
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
snake; serpent; large snake
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
confections; sweets; candy; cake
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
number one; first; best; most; game; round
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs