black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
producer (film, TV, etc.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
polite; respectful; reverent
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
progress; being under way
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
old friend; old acquaintance
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
treating someone like a child
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
to be erected; to be built
to be charged with a mission
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
trash house; house overflowing with garbage from hoarding
minimum; at the very least