lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
under the staircase; understairs
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
shoji (paper sliding door)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
door; gate; opening; title page
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to make one's rounds; to patrol
(not) even once; (not) ever
how; in what way; how about; questionable
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
exceptional item; extraordinary product
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell