to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to bury; to embed; to implant
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
oblong; landscape orientation
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
panel heater; panel heating
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
modular bath; prefabricated bath
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
staying the night; lodging (at)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to accept; to receive; to agree
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to turn left; to turn to the left
right side; right-hand side
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
room allocation; assignment of rooms
probability; likelihood; chances
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to encamp; to take up positions
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject