removal; dismantling; detaching
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
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)
to sew up; to sew together
inner part of a tatami mat; tokonoma with tatami flooring
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
air-permeability; breathability
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to throw open; to leave open
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
living room (Western style); sitting room
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
unification of the whole country
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
framed (e.g. poster, painting)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to fold up; to fold into layers
to carry; to bring (to a place)