shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
ill will; malice; evil intent
hairlines (on an engraving)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
how; in what way; in what manner
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
major cleanup; spring cleaning
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
(shrine) repository or treasure house; (shrine) sanctuary
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
winter vacation; winter holidays
temporary absence from school
whichever one chooses; either way
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to speak; to hear a voice
beyond one's control; nothing one can do