recognition; acquaintance
to stop walking; to pause
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
corridor; hallway; passageway
to be too numerous; to be too much
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless