moment; brief space of time
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
indivisible; unconvincing; incomprehensible; unaccounted for
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to get late; to advance; to wear on
people; men and women; each person; everybody
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
arch of triumph; triumphal arch
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
sense of unity; sense of oneness
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
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
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
roller coaster; big dipper
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
but; however; provided that
genuine article; real thing; real deal
single colour (color); monochrome
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
enrollment in kindergarten; enrolment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
cross; crossed; cruciform
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine