right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
kitchen; financial situation
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
stairs; stairway; staircase
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
traditional; conventional
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to arrange (e.g. flowers); to decorate
manner of using one's hands
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
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
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla); Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
such ... as; or some such
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
several types; several kinds; several species
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation