before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
left side; left-hand side
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
doorman in charge of footwear
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
small grain; small stature or ability
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
and yet; though; when; in spite of
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
at first; in the beginning; originally
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else