shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
extended leave; long vacation
because of; owing to; due to
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
how dare ...; how could ...
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
vocal sound; tone of voice
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
by today; before the day is over
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to be opposite; to face each other
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture