greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
silence; stillness; quietness
door; gate; opening; title page
as expected; as predicted
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
to look around; to survey
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sweep clean; to brush clean
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
one grain; one drop; one bead
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
black lustre; black luster
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
in deep black; in jet black
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
almost every day; almost daily
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
keeping things tidy and in order
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
masked palm civet (Paguma larvata); gem-faced civet
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any mammal of family Mustelidae)