shoji (paper sliding door)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
air conditioning; air cooling
several times; several degrees
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
match (to light fire with)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
and then; and so; and; so then
to watch over; to watch attentively
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to move forward; to move on
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
beforehand; in advance; previously
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)