tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
living room (Western style); sitting room
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
household economy; family finances
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to face on; to look out on to
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
shoji (paper sliding door)
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
ray (of light); beam; light
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
basic factor; (medical) predisposition; diathesis
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
everything; anything; nothing
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen