entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
other side; opposite side; other party
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
feeling; sense; impression
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
hard to reach place; remote place
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
don't you think?; indicates question
negotiations; discussions; connection