ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
shoji (paper sliding door)
(medical) doctor; physician
to keep a watchful eye on
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to hide; to end a round with less than 20 points
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
sitting with one knee drawn up
somehow or other; for some reason or another
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
so; like this; in this way