illustration (e.g. book); picture
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
casting; cast-metal object
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside for a purpose
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
danger; peril; hazard; risk
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
equipment; installation; facilities; arrangements
triangle; triangular shape
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
first time; first; initial
trial product; prototype model
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
untucked obi; dangling obi
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
black ground; black cloth
knight; keima (in go); knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
beautiful woman; pretty girl
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
in that manner; like that
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
wall clock; grandfather clock