kitchen; financial situation
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
Buddhist (household) altar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
butterfly net; net for catching insects
neighbourhood; neighborhood
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
time around sunset; early evening
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game