... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
expectation; anticipation; forecast
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
anything and everything; just about everything
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
division into equal parts; equal parts
ingratitude; thanklessness
Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement
construction; architecture (of buildings)
main building in a Heian palace; main residence of an emperor
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to face on; to look out on to
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to make (someone) angry; to anger; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to raise (one's voice) in anger; to make (one's eyes) glare
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
had better ...; had better not ...
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)