locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
chair; stool; post; office; position
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to not believe one's ears
only; merely; but; no more than
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
internal organs; intestines; viscera
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
anything and everything; just about everything
recovery; undoing; recall
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
(another person's) younger sister
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out