palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
such; this sort of; like this
particularly; only; in the case of
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
puffing (e.g. steam train); chugging; steaming; feeling hot
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
corridor; hallway; passageway
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
thicket; coppice; brushwood
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out