by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
guard; security (officer); guardsman
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
most of all; extremely; supremely
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
flash (of light); glint; schiller
audience; spectator; spectators
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor