night watch; night sentry
station; office; guardroom
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
footboard; gangplank; scaffolding board
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
section; cross section; profile
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all
error; mistake; slip; bug
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
early blooming; early flowering
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to shake; to sway; to waver
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream