white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to change (one's clothes)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to sit down; to take a seat
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
silent; still; quiet; hushed
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
in that manner; like that
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic