drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
Buddhist (household) altar
shoji (paper sliding door)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
older sister; elder sister
health; healthy; sound; fit
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
two times; twice; two degrees
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
as a child; when one was a child
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression