to look around; to look towards (us)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
nice; likeable; desirable
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
not necessarily so; is not always true
carving; engraving; chiselled features
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
instead; but (on the other hand)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to become frayed; to become loose
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial