book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
round shape; circle; circular form
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
respect and affection; love and respect
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to force open; to push open
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
every year; yearly; annually
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to take away; to carry away
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to crouch; to squat; to cower