admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
profitable plan; good plan
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
drapery (e.g. cotton, hemp, etc., as opposed to silk); cloth
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
recommendation of an influential person
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
period of youth; while young
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
divorce; dissolution of adoption
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
detached building; solitary house
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
peace; tranquility; tranquillity
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
Kanda myoujin - shrine near Ochanomizu station, Tokyo
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)