life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
that day; the very same day
late at night; at a late hour
(barbed) wire entanglements
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be erected; to be built
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
woman; female; feminine gender
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men