(pair of) wooden doors in the interior of a home; door to a pavilion in a Heian-period palace
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
waking; waking up; awakening
journey; route of a journey
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
longed-for; anxiously awaited
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
departure; leaving; starting; standing