opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
micro-; micro; minibus; microfilm
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
skill; dexterity; master hand
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to wash away; to rinse off
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
present; gift; to give a present or gift
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to pile up; to accumulate
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across