natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
even though it is not; despite not
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
moment's leisure; free minute
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
official business; public business
personal; individual; private
quiet conversation; idle talk
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
hanging silk; curtain; tapestry; veil
hometown; rural township (of China)
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
phantom; vision; illusion
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
about when; about what time; how soon
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to