not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
mine tunnel; mine shaft; mineshaft
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
paper treated with astringent persimmon juice
sunshade; sunscreen; window shade; blinds
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
one's own handwriting; autograph; as written with a brush
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
to arrange (flowers); to plant
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to look around; to survey
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
again; once more; a second time
inspection (esp. of a document); stamp of approval (for a document)
Edo period inspection of rice plants
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)