dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
lamp soot; lamp smoke; lampblack
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
spread; span; expanse; extent
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
departure; leaving; going away; recession
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
purification through fasting and abstinence; confinement to one's house on inauspicious days to avoid misfortune (Onmyōdō practice)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
custom; habit; customary practice
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
elder sister; effeminate man
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
urgent; pressing; exigent
to become familiar (to one's ears)
to remember; to keep in mind
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes