but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
living room (Western style); sitting room
carving; engraving; sculpture
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
that's the way it is; such is life
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to hang (something) on the wall
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
village; hamlet; countryside; country
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
classical elegance; antiquity
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
taste for the exotic; infatuation with a foreign way of life; exoticism
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
in the city; in the community
to tell (a person's) fortune; to divine; to choose; to settle upon (a place to live); to fix (one's residence)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
stairs; stairway; staircase