subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
in good health; alive and well; going strong
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
even though; despite; when
chilly; unpleasantly cold
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
town originally built around a temple or shrine
inn town; post town; post-station town
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate