face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
and; thereupon; because of that
of course; certainly; naturally
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to be worried; to be troubled
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to become empty; to be emptied
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing