family; relatives; dependents; household
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
unanticipated; unexpected
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
separate; special; another; separately
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
supply; supplying; replenishment
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
source (e.g. quotation); authority
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
31st day of the month; 31 days
totally willing; fully motivated
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
serious wound; serious injury