house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
the place for; the time for; the level of
ladies' magazine; women's magazine
disorder; chaos; confusion
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
classification; categorization; sorting
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
worry; trouble; anxiety; illness; sickness
to cheer; to raise someone's spirits
good bye; I'm off; see you later
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to order; to command; to appoint
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)