to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
tension; mental strain; nervousness
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
light; easy; non-serious; minor
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
construction; architecture (of buildings)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
interior design; interior; upholstery
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
surely; certainly; without doubt
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to push (something) against
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of