interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
innumerable; countless; numberless
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
in the meanwhile; during the time
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
comparatively; relatively
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
fishing spot; fishing hole
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
area of holiday homes; area of villas
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
to be erected; to be built
pension (Western-style boarding house)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
Gothic (style, e.g. in architecture); sans serif (typeface); gothic
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
several people; a few people
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
end; close; conclusion; termination
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
in accordance with; according to
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution