hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
other side; opposite side; other party
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
simply; merely; only; solely
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to stop walking; to pause
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
step; stride; counter for steps
to live; to reside; to inhabit
be (that) as it may; having said that
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
surely; certainly; without doubt
round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly