house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
design; idea; conception; plan
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
equipment; installation; facilities; arrangements
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
clanging; empty; deserted
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
national; founded and run by the central government
modern art museum; museum of modern art
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
canal; drainage; hydrophobic
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)