to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
two persons; two people; pair; couple
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
go that far; to that extent
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
one's own child; one's own children
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to thrust down; to push off
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
although I say; although one might say; although called
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
impossible to do (although wants to)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
discovery; detection; finding
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal