wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
table of contents; contents
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
study; research; investigation
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
smuggling (people); stowing away
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
along; parallel to; in accordance with
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
quiet; still; surreptitious
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
passage; fare; shipping charges
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
personal; individual; private
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
carelessly; inattentively