damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
manly; masculine; like a man
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
a Buddha; deceased person
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
shoji (paper sliding door)
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
(in Japanese architecture) transom
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front