every other; second; alternate
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
dozens; scores of; decades
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
clothes; clothing; garments
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
convenience store lunch box
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
rice covered with pork and vegetables