cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
worshipper; pilgrim; visitor to temple or shrine
installation; setting; fitting; mounting
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
interior design; interior; upholstery
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
vast; limitless; boundless
inconstant; unchastity; unprincipled
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured)
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to shout (in anger); to yell
creak; squeak; creaking sound
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat