not; nonexistent; not being (there)
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
best regards; please take care of; please do
to face; to go towards; to head towards
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to ask a high price; to overcharge
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
Kyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
sidelocks; hair at the temples
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well