balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
frosted (glass); matted; disillusionment; letdown
paints; painting material
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
sudden; unexpected; unannounced; abrupt
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
here and there; in places
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
pitch dark; total darkness
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
primitive; crude; archaic
beauty of form (oft. used of nature); beauty of a sculpted shape
unheard-of; unprecedented
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
fair complexion; face without makeup; inexperience
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
formal; orthodox; in earnest
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to say; to be called; to do
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
sanity; consciousness; soberness
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
white (complexion); fair-skinned
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
river; stream; River; the ... river
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)