atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
genuine article; real thing; real deal
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends
handwritten letter; handwritten character
tedious; boring; being fed up with
parent-in-law; parents-in-law
many; a lot; much; multitude
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
postcard; memo; note; card
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to fall off; to tumble down
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
finding employment; getting a job
interview (e.g. for a job)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements