antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
four-character compound word (usu. idiomatic)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
catercorner; diagonally opposite
bungalow; one-story house
calls and sounds made by insects
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
air-permeability; breathability
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
autumnal tints; fall tints
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
cupboard or chest for tea implements
bedding that is never put away during the day; permanently laid-out futon
low dining table; tea table
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
keeping things tidy and in order
format (esp. of publication, e.g. A5, B4, etc.); size of a sheet of paper used for ukiyoe
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
discipline; punishment; reprimand
fifth day of the month; five days
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition