threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
second week's memorial services
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
number; number plate; license plate
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
chilly feeling after a bath
to be silent; to say nothing
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
clanging; empty; deserted
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to await; to wait for; to expect
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
direction of travel; direction of movement
one edge; one end; one side
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
long-awaited; much-awaited