tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
with a click; with a snap
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
round straw mat; sitting in a circle
fence; hedge; railing; barrier; wall
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to bungle; to make things awkward
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
formal (way); orthodox; regular; in earnest; serious; proper
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
monologue; soliloquy; German (language)
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
results of a scientific investigation; findings
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
resolution; decision; vote
shoji (paper sliding door)
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
exorcism rite; purification
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent