predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
dealing with; coping with
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
one floor (of a building); single floor
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
decision; settlement; definition
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
tension; mental strain; nervousness
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
long ago; already; a long time ago
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to project; to stick out; to stand out
sprinkling water over; irrigating
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption