straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
nervousness; oversensitivity
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
ringing of a bell; bell ringer
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
anger; being angry; being mad
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
in this manner; in this way; like this
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
body; physical system; (the) person
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
order; command; directions; instructions
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity