fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
strength; power; proficiency; ability
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
ten; 10; ten years of age
sweatpants; tracksuit bottoms; joggers
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
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
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded