taste; liking; preference
affectation; showiness; pretence
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
well-bred; of good upbringing
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
attendant; valet; servant; follower
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
occupier; occupying forces
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
view without saying a word; tacit permission
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
oceanic trench; deep-sea trench; deep
showing no signs of ...; extremely unlikely to ...
moreover; besides; in addition; on top of that; to make matters worse
race (of people); type of person
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to satisfy the requirements
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing