shoji (paper sliding door)
sukiya style of building; style of a tea-ceremony arbor (arbour)
open verandah; open veranda
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
garden lantern; hanging lantern
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
several minutes; a few minutes
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to put on flesh; to get fat; to gain weight
existing law; existing laws; laws in force
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); to marry off; to exile
small fraction; small proportion
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's abilities
original idea; originality
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
open-minded; receptive; free from preconceived ideas
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat