Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
dirty things (dishes, laundry, etc.)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
must not; should not; do not
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
fifth day of the month; five days
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
the same; the said; likewise
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare