to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
unusual space; other dimension
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
almost; roughly; approximately
relatively; comparatively
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed