to tower over the surroundings
palatial residence; stately mansion
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
door; gate; opening; title page
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
like this; in this way; as you see
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
to turn towards; to point
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
reinforcement; strengthening