continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
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
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
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose 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 (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
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
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
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
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire