bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
place; situation; position; location
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
(in Japanese architecture) transom
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
interior design; interior; upholstery
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
quickly; calmly; intently
remembrance; recollection; recognition
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
front; frontage; facade; main
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
form; shape; figure; visage
golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to turn towards; to point
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
melt-in-the-mouth feeling