giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
rear right (corner, etc.); on the right and at the end; right-hand side and at the back
wriggling; squirming; writhing; maneuvering (behind the scenes; of insignificant people); manoeuvring; planning mischief
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
construction; architecture (of buildings)
interior design; interior; upholstery
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
in order; in turn; one by one
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
existence; being; presence
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
every person; each one; everybody