tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
duty; function; office; mission; task
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
different opinion; objection
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
temporary absence from school
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
seeing one off; farewell; escort
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
study; pursuit of knowledge
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
have a good day; take care; see you
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be forward; to be impertinent
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel