without; but if; otherwise; or else
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
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)
directly; in person; firsthand
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
postponement; adjournment
when it becomes; when it comes to
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
first business conducted by retailers in the New Year
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
shoji (paper sliding door)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
sleepover; overnight stay
every year; yearly; annually
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
shellfish; seashell; shell
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)