wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
but; however; provided that
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
tendency; trend; inclination
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
any more; any further; any better; any longer
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
yearned for; longed for; missed
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
vocal sound; tone of voice
blond hair ("kinpatsu" read backwards)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away