atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
imperial court; royal court
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
alteration; falsification; faking
absolutely; positively; decidedly
influence; effect; impact
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
how much; how many; to what extent
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
every evening; every night
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to be embarrassed; to lose face