accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
breaking a lock; picking a lock
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
immersion; being absorbed in
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
living; lifestyle; living room
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to pass (of time); to elapse
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself