thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
exposure to the sun; sunny place
as you see; as you can see
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
undressing; taking off one's clothes; stripping
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
broad veranda; spacious veranda; eaves
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
review (of learned material); revision
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
storage space (esp. in a home)
this and that; one thing and another
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to spend time (on doing something)
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
feeling of a house or a room
junior high school student; middle school pupil
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient