firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
three-way junction; three-way intersection
to turn left; to turn to the left
fragrant olive; sweet olive; Osmanthus fragrans; Olea fragrans
hedge; fence; border; limit
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
to establish; to formulate
beautiful shiny autumn leaves
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
postcard; memo; note; card
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power