layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
living room (Western style); sitting room
place; situation; position; location
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
corridor; hallway; passageway
shoji (paper sliding door)
of course; certainly; naturally
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
portrait of deceased person
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
name plate; name tag; label
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)