kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to take over; to hand over
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to need; to call for; to require
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
matryoshka; Russian nesting doll
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
will; testament; last request
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can