after that; afterwards; thereafter
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
moving about; stirring about
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
charcoal; charred remains
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
shoji (paper sliding door)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
corridor; hallway; passageway
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
section of road that is curved on purpose as a defensive measure
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to take off something (e.g. a pair of shoes) and leave them neatly aligned side by side
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
ten; 10; ten years of age
other; another; over; more than; I; me
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)