enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to laugh away; to laugh off
drama; play; powerful drug
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
police cell; place of detention; jail
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
release; liberation; acquittal
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
fast-talking; rapid talking
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
nervousness; oversensitivity
tourist resort; holiday resort
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
settlement; permanent residency
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
going on a pleasure jaunt
networking; making contacts
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
entire world; whole world; world stage
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily