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kotatsu, table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)(explanation)

to become misty, to become hazy; to get blurry, to grow dim; to be overshadowed, to be upstaged, to be outshone

stroke (of a kanji)

artistry, good taste, elegance, grace

street, quarter, district, area; town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood; downtown, main street; street, road

every kind, all sorts

angle; square, cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.), to be realized, to be fulfilled, to be granted, to be answered (of a prayer), to be requited (of love)

to grant (request, wish), to answer (prayer), to make come true (e.g. a dream), to realize, to fulfill

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.), daringly (doing something), deliberately, intentionally; not necessarily, not particularly, not especially; definitely not

to loosen, to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.), to let down (one's guard), to relieve (tension); to relax (a rule), to ease (e.g. restrictions), to loosen (control); to reduce (speed), to slow down, to ease up; to make more gradual (of a slope)

look, appearance; spectacle, sight; observation meditation; outlook on ..., view of ...

to go through, to pierce, to penetrate; to run through (e.g. a river through a city), to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.), to carry out, to persist with, to keep (e.g. faith), to maintain (e.g. independence)

relationship, relation, terms (good, friendly, etc.)

completely, absolutely, totally, (not) at all

affected, smug, pompous, conceited, snobby, pretentious

to deceive, to delude, to trick, to fool; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

to scoop, to ladle out

to rest, to suspend, to give relief

to hurry (up), to urge on, to press, to rush

by force