distress; wretched condition
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
ornamental railing top; bridge railing-post knob; Welsh onion flower; leek flower; hosta; plantain lily
coloured carp; colored carp
colour; color; hue; tints
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
correction; revision; amendment
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
gem; jewel; precious stone
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
partition board; plank used as a partition; board used in a ship to prevent the cargo from moving around
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned