stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
obscure; vague; ambiguous
image; figure; figure; form; image
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to step forward; to take a step forward
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
close to the wall; alongside the wall
place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
evening meal; supper; dinner
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
observation; survey; watching
head; lead; vanguard; first
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
front; frontage; facade; main
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
counter for chairs or seats
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say