tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
this world; this life; world of the living
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o