lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
firm; unshakeable; resolute
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
silence (not speaking); muteness
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
brilliant; bright; dazzling
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
pale; pallid; bluish-white
single word; a few words; brief comment
rule; (ruled) line; line (on a go board, shogi board, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
preliminary inspection; preliminary examination
to be muddy; to be slushy
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
January; first month of the lunar calendar
by means of; due to; because of; according to
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep