courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to face on; to look out on to
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
disharmony; discord; dissonance; incongruity
to look around; to survey
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to live; to reside; to inhabit
one house; the same house; detached house
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
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)
go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
last night; yesterday evening
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation