to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
front; frontage; facade; main
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
curtained sleeping platform in shinden-style residences (used by people of high rank)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
construction; architecture (of buildings)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
(social) position; status
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
mending; revision; supplementation
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to boost; to force up; to push up
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
reception hall (in a temple or palace)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
one's house; one's home; one's family
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
not limited to; not just ...
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
looking on (somebody) as hostile
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer