quiet conversation; idle talk
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
monotypic (taxon); monotype; monomorphic; single impression die
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
click-clack; clip-clop; clatter
cold; chilly; unconcerned; indifferent
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
corner post; corner pillar
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
subordinate position; lower position
presence; sitting with; being with
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
reception hall (in a temple or palace)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
younger scholar; future reference