layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
everywhere; at every turn
to screw up one's courage; to take heart
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to trample; to crush underfoot
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
without doubt; certain; sure
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver