to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
maid working for both the living quarter and kitchen
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to face on; to look out on to
ten; 10; ten years of age
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to keep (a person) waiting
tea and cakes; refreshments
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
Buddhist (household) altar
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be opposite; to face each other
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to state; to express; to mention
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
way of speaking; intimation
such ... as; or some such