private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); excellent film; film classic
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
influence (on someone); inspiration
one day; (on) a certain day
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
talk; story; conversation
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
various families; various schools of thought
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to some extent; to a certain extent
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
high and low (social standing)
partition; division; discrimination; partiality; reserve; distance (in a relationship)