door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
speaking voice; talking voice
considerably; fairly; quite
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to turn towards; to point
each (every) time; whenever
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
quarrel; dispute; argument
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
at once; immediately; right now
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
preparation; arrangements
garden; trees and flowers in a garden
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate