near oneself; close to one; familiar
corridor; hallway; passageway
shoji (paper sliding door)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
manners; behavior; behaviour
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
skill; dexterity; master hand
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.); 20-point card; bright
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
by myself; in person; by oneself
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
should; must; -able; probably; likely
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best