to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
such; like that; that sort of; very
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
in comparison to; rather than
striped pattern (textiles, pottery)
handwoven; handspun; weaving by hand
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
haori (Japanese formal coat)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
paste; glue; clothing starch
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to complete decisively; to do to completion
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...