(made of) stone; stone-built
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
blending of Japanese and Western styles
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
(large) house; residence; mansion
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
suited figure; person in a suit
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
individual; private person; personal; natural person
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
how many people; a number of people
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
before the gate; in front of the gate
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible