door; gate; opening; title page
blackboard; board used for lacquering
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
correction; rectification; mending; repair
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
counter for chairs or seats
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)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
thick black silk from Hachijo Island
distance from the seam in the back of a kimono to the end of the sleeve
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
cloth woven from twisted silk yarn
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
blow striking with the flat of the sword; to slap; metal flattened by striking; tape; flat braid; type of flat ornamental hairpin made of silver and inscribed with a clan's crest or patterns of birds and flowers
hallway slippers; indoor shoes; overshoes; rubbers; galoshes
consultation at an office (as opposed to a house call)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
counter-; corresponding; face; opposite
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to unfold; to unroll; to open
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)