silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
writing implement; writing tool
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
plants and animals; flora and fauna
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
in one's hands; in one's control
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface