coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
three legs (two legs and a cane)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
to face; to go towards; to head towards
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
first time; first; initial
honorific/polite/humble prefix
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have