to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
no exception; without exception; always the same
to polish (up); to dress up
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
living room (Western style); sitting room
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
open air; outdoors; outside
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
favourite book; favorite book
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine