easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
finely chiseled (features)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
living by oneself; living alone
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
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
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
character style; character form
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
living room (Western style); sitting room
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
reception room; parlor; parlour
greenish gray; greenish grey
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
similar color; similar colour
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
study; library; den; home office; reading room
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to face on; to look out on to