residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
movements; sitting and standing
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
discipline; training; teaching manners
to be widely known; to be famous
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
small; fine; detailed; stingy
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
farm house; country cottage
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
youthful; young; young-looking
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
manager; steward; person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period)
to know (someone); to think; to believe
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating