pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
new building; new construction
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
business trip; official trip
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
living room (Western style); sitting room
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
way; method; means; resource; course
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)