excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
two legs; two feet; two pairs
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
light blue; pale blue; aqua
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
middle period; medium-term
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
cultural assets; cultural property
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
relocation (of a facility); moving establishment; to relocate; to move into place; to put into place
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to be entrusted with; to be asked to
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
senility; dotage; decrepitude
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
metal fittings; metal fixtures
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
article for everyday use; domestic article
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
lower seat; seat at bottom of the table
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle