doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to be born; to come into the world
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
safety measure; safety precaution
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
and; thereupon; because of that
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
to be erected; to be built
blending of Japanese and Western styles
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
sukiya style of building; style of a tea-ceremony arbor (arbour)
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to examine someone's expression