equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
place to put something; storage space
janitor; caretaker; custodian
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
many; much; plenty; hardly
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
all you want; as much as one wants
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game
all together in a line; all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; underdressed for the occasion
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to be overcome with emotion
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver