settlement; solution; resolution
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
walk-in closet; wardrobe room; dressing room; costume room
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
Japanese history; history of Japan
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
participation; joining; entry
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
person concerned; interested party; related party