prosperity; flourishing; thriving
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
to take up one's residence
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
deviation; departure; omission
on one hand; on the other hand
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
feebleness; weakness; weak
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to surge; to well up; to gush out
the five fingers; leading five; top five
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
stationery store; stationery shop; stationer's
hard worker; hardworking person
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right