counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to be thrilled; to be excited
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to feel depressed; to be down
fertile; rich; productive
sprinkling (water); watering (plants)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
along the road; along the way
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
cheap article; poor-quality article
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
generously; liberally; magnanimously
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to stare back (at); to glare back
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
mental image; mental picture; image
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over