interior design; interior; upholstery
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
stagnation; hindrance; delay
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
reading too much into (what ... says)
to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to amuse oneself; to make merry
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
biological younger brother
kindness; intimacy; friendship
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
intensification; aggravation
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; freely; unreservedly; fully
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
annulation; ring shape; loop shape
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
loophole; crenel; crenelle; arrow-slit