letter; missive; note; mail
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
single word; a few words; brief comment
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to come to one's senses; to calm down
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
beautification; glorification
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
separating rubbish (for recycling, etc.)
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
burnable garbage; burnable waste