maid; helper; help; assistance
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
Chinese citron (Citrus natsudaidai); bitter summer orange (mandarin)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
tentative plan; draft plan
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
offerings; offerings and worship
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
whatever (the case may be)
just because; even if; even though
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to overflow; to brim over; to flood