charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to soak through; to be deeply impressed
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to invite in; to show someone in
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
mending; repair; darning; patching up
shoji (paper sliding door)
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
metre; meter; meter; gauge
height (of body); stature
as everyone knows; needless to point out
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
huge rock; massive boulder
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
young girl; lass; adolescent female
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
note (letter) left behind; will
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to add (to); to add on; to append
decomposition; ulceration
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets