from the viewpoint of; according to
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
extensive knowledge; erudition
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
on-the-job training; hands-on training
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
still; as yet; as it has been
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
living room (Western style); sitting room
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
talking while standing; standing around talking
kitchen; financial situation
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
footwear; footgear; shoes
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
kindness; intimacy; friendship
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to spend time (on doing something)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
now that you say that; now that you mention it
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir