horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
tenement house; row house
loose-fitting summer dress
scientific name (of a species); binomial name; Latin name; academic reputation
plain dress for everyday wear
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
Jintan (brand-name breath mint marketed as having various medicinal properties); refreshing candies resembling BBs or metallic dragees
large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck
tabi; traditional split-toe socks
screen layout (film, television); window layout (computer); photo layout; page layout
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to be common (of things or occurrences); to be commonplace; to be found everywhere
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes
grandfather; male senior-citizen
temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
minister (of a government department)
various aspects; various phases
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
genre picture; painting depicting customs
nothing; nil; naught; nought
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold
above the clouds; the heavens
rational; reasonable; logical
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing