excelling; surpassing; outdoing
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to reflect; to throw back light
Chinese banyan (Ficus microcarpa); Malayan banyan; Indian laurel
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
beyond that point; after that
water's edge; beach; foreshore
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
no, not like that (but like this)
scenery; scene; landscape
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
anonymity; using an assumed name
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
performer; entertainer; celebrity
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing