to face on; to look out on to
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to this extent; to this degree; this much
joy of being born a woman; good fortune of being born a woman
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
countermeasure; counter-measure
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
female vampire; vampiress
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to get along well together; to be close to each other
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
inheritance; something given or received
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment