counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
footwear; footgear; shoes
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
corridor; hallway; passageway
to face on; to look out on to
shoji (paper sliding door)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
one stride; single stride; short distance
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
oleaster (any plant of genus Elaeagnus); silverberry
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
very young; little; childish; immature