stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
still; even now; to this day
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
lightly; easily; carelessly
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
chief; main; principal; important
two (long cylindrical things)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
feeling; sense; impression
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
chief; main; principal; major
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response