near; close by; within reach; familiar
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
speculation; thinking; meditation
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
one's early days; little while
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
oil bottle (esp. for hair oil); oilcup; font (in an oil lamp)
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
recompense; indemnity; atonement
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing