to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
moving tale; impressive tale
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
classification; categorization; sorting
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
furnishings; implements; equipment
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
particularly; only; in the case of
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
at the mercy of (something or someone)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable