usurpation; taking back; dispossession
removable; detachable; demountable; dismountable
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
the very best; excellent; superb
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to peel; to skin; to pare
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid; rectangular prism
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
control board; control panel; console
female elevator operator; female lift attendant
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
(only) one option; one possible choice
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
elegance; refinement; (refined) taste; elegant arts; refined pursuits
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)