thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
such; this sort of; like this
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
and then; and so; and; so then
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
older brother and younger sister
for example; for instance; e.g.
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
inside one's heart; in one's mind
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
superb view; picturesque scenery
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example