to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
dwelling; house; residence; address
some people; a few people; several people
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
way of speaking; intimation
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
a short while ago; already
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
same; similar; (just) like; equal
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance