carving; engraving; sculpture
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
corridor; hallway; passageway
in accordance with; according to
going around; patrol; round; tour
unique; peculiar; singular
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
kitchen; financial situation
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
just because; even if; even though
deviation; departure; omission
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
stabbing to death; putting out
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
the very best; excellent; superb
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room