reality; actuality; hard fact
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
fast-talking; rapid talking
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
police officer; policeman; constable
thought; idea; conception
a long time ago; in those days
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
made in Japan; Japanese-made
small cabinet; chest of drawers; bureau
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
detailed statement; detailed account; minute description; specifications; list of particulars
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
ten; 10; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
one-by-one; separately; in detail
memory; sense; experience
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
counter for chairs or seats
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about