living room (Japanese-style)
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
that's a different matter; that's a different story
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
annual (plant); first-year student
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
invisibly; secretly; privately
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to have one's knees be about to give way
precocious; precocious child
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to bring; to take; to bring about
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
nape (of the neck); nucha
description; describing; depicting
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
history; pedigree; lineage
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
restlessly; in continuous motion