hollow; cavity; hole; cave
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
stairs; stairway; staircase
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
reinforcement; strengthening
bend; curvature; deflection
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
front; frontage; facade; main
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
older sister; elder sister
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to say; to tell; to state; to do