isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
work; business; company; study
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to care for someone; to look after someone
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
to lose one's way; to get lost
shoji (paper sliding door)
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
side effect; adverse reaction
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to indicate; to show; to point to
without leaving any trace
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
touting; tout; barker; pander
pseudo-romance; pseudo (mock) love affair
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to paint (draw) a picture