to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
two adjoining rooms (connected by a sliding door)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
call register; incoming call history; list of received calls
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
number-withheld phone calls
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
outline; survey; compendium
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
spine (of book); binding (of book)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
whenever you want; any time you like
this is why; this means; it is the case that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
sitting with one's legs out to one side
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque