halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
rule; reign; government; governing
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to face on; to look out on to
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
disorder; disturbance; unrest
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
beautiful woman dressed as a man; cross-dressed beauty
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; controlling
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)