tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
low dining table; tea table
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
dispersing; breaking up; running away
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
main question; real issue at hand
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
through a (computer, etc.) screen
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be dispersed; to get separated
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours