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
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
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
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
animal husbandry; livestock industry
occupation; calling; livelihood
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
sudden change; sudden turn
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
living; lifestyle; living room