first meeting; first interview with
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
even though; despite; when
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
being very busy; busyness
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
time; hour; period; class
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
feudal lord; head of a household; proudly independent person
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
big man; large man; tall man; giant
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances