doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
doorkeeper; doorman; porter
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
Japanese white pine (favored for gardens and bonsai); goyoumatsu
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to act as an intermediary
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
head over heels; headlong; head first
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
to crawl on one's stomach; to lie on one's stomach
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
serves you right!; see what happens!
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
direct appeal; direct petition
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
Chinese onion (Allium chinense); Chinese scallion; Kiangsi scallion; pickled Chinese onion
pinto bean; mottled kidney bean
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much