knob; handle; catch; patron
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to be sooty; to be stained
sand-coated interior wall (in traditional Japanese architecture)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to face on; to look out on to
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
tool; implement; means; furniture
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
war; battle; match; game; competition
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
nature of one's business; business instinct
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
all present; all concerned; all of us