wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to look around; to survey
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets
all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
delusion; trick of the imagination
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
in comparison to; rather than
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
latticed shutters (in traditional Japanese and Chinese architecture)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)