to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be erected; to be built
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
suffix indicating room size (following a number of tatami mats and a counter)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
round shape; circle; circular form
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
house; greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
in the future; another day; later
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)