on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
old house; deserted house
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to employ; to hire; to charter
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
silent; still; quiet; hushed
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to set (sun); to become dark
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
speaking voice; talking voice
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress