to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
facing south; southern exposure
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
long ago; once upon a time
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
father; dad; husband; you; he
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to spend time (on doing something)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
dining; dining room; meal
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
failed at every attempt; defeated in every (match, battle, etc.)