calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
lightly; easily; carelessly
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
unusual move that catches the opponent by surprise (in go, shogi, etc.)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to sell off; to sell completely
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
gradually; slowly but steadily
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to become possible; to become able to (do)
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to help each other; to cooperate
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
evening meal; dinner; supper
radiant smile; contented smile
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)