shoji (paper sliding door)
love story; romance; love affair
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
guess; speculation; supposition
just (about to); on the point of; on the verge of; on the brink of
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
outline; summary; argument
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
(theatrical) fighting scene
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
dwelling; house; residence; address
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
thunderstorm; thundershower
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
to rush back; to run back
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
chestnut (horse coat color)
work-in-progress; working state
to take someone's life; to kill someone
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
a considerable number; a fair number
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
flamberge; sword with undulations in the blade
unable to let go (e.g. of one's feelings); stuck in the past; regretful; irresolute
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
with a broad grin; smirking
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else