the West; the Occident; Western countries
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
front; frontage; facade; main
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
prohibition; inhibition; ban
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
beyond that point; after that
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness