scene; spectacle; sight; view
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
untouched; unused; intact
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
all times and places; all ages and countries
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
compilation; editing; recording
collection of short stories; collected short stories
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
so; like this; in this way
north wind; northerly wind
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
world; society; people; the public
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
and; thereupon; because of that
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase