to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to mix; to stir; to blend
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
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)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
fall; drop; descent; coming down
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to look around; to survey
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
calm; composed; leisurely
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
polite; respectful; reverent
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
dark and desolate; forlorn
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
otherwise; or else; if not
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving