explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
imagination; supposition; guess
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to talk; to chat; to chatter
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
as (for); for; in the capacity of
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
interior design; interior; upholstery
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
VIP; very important person
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
staying the night; lodging (at)
two adjoining rooms (connected by a sliding door)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
modular bath; prefabricated bath
another; different; separate; discrete
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
2nd day of the month; two days