lately; recently; nowadays
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
front; frontage; facade; main
than; from; out of; except; but; more
rather; better; instead; if anything
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
atelier; studio; workshop
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
only; merely; but; no more than
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical