bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
offender; transgressor; violator
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
woman; female; feminine gender
charming; fascinating; attractive
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
very careful; thoroughly prepared
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
divorce; dissolution of adoption
consideration; taking into account