direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
just the other day; quite recently
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
January; first month of the lunar calendar
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to stop midway; to interrupt
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured