determination; resolution
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
shoji (paper sliding door)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
manners; behavior; behaviour
space (room, area, outer space)
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
to be opposite; to face each other
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler