end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
artifact; excavated article; archaeological find
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
imagination; supposition; guess
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
just one person; only one
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
catastrophe; assassination; calamity; disaster
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away