wonderful; splendid; magnificent
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to invite in; to show someone in
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
upper half of the body; upper body
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up