engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
several weeks; a few weeks
low dining table; tea table
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to spend time (on doing something)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
way one walks; one's walk
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to be; to exist; (arch.) to come; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to be (somewhere)
physical condition; state of health; shape
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to look around; to take a view of
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen