to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
don't you think?; indicates question
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
decoration; ornament; trimmings
shoji (paper sliding door)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
close to the wall; alongside the wall
many; much; plenty; hardly
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
kitchen; financial situation
raised tatami-floored seating area (usu. in a Japanese restaurant); small separate dining room
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
one thin flat object; one sheet
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
watering hole; watering place
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt