couch; bench; ottoman; settee
many; much; plenty; hardly
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
(sense of) story; (sense of) narrative; storytelling (within a work); plot; storyline
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
penetration; permeation; transmission
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
carving; engraving; sculpture
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
stairs; stairway; staircase
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
opposite side; opposition
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when