monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
time; hour; period; class
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
absence; disregard; indifference
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
shutting oneself up in one's house; staying indoors; living in seclusion; house arrest (Edo-period punishment)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)