lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
carving; engraving; sculpture
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
furnishings; implements; equipment
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
first generation; founder
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
on countless occasions; many a time
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
three; three years of age
suited figure; person in a suit
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally