repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
black kite (Milvus migrans)
that; the matter in question
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
right under; directly below
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
sickroom; hospital room; ward
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
kitchen; financial situation
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area