even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
anything and everything; just about everything
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
and then; and so; and; so then
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
to move; to move to a new location
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
finally; barely; only just; gradually
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
the solar calendar; the Gregorian calendar
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside