vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
well done!; great!; bravo!
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
fresh verdure; new green leaves
overflowing; brimming over; abounding
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
making use of the surrounding landscape as a part of the design of a garden; natural scenery used as the background in the landscaping of a garden
(a person's) appearance; looks
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
water temperature (esp. bath)
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
near-death; close to death