to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to throw into; to dump in together
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
training room (hall); gymnasium
the way back; the way home; return trip
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
convenient; handy; useful
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
preparation; arrangements
how; in what way; how about; questionable
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
love; attachment; lovesickness
combination; union; binding; bond
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
hair (of the head); pubic hair
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
distinction; differentiation; classification
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
worldly affairs; ways of the world