plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
nausea; sickness in the stomach
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
to give directions; to issue instructions
trouble; bother; annoyance
to say; to tell; to state; to do
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
shoji (paper sliding door)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
24 hours; twenty-four hours