guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to make an appearance; to show up
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to arrange (one's) shoes (e.g. in a genkan)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
footwear; footgear; shoes
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
corridor; hallway; passageway
to change completely; to change suddenly
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
silence; stillness; quietness
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
moderate; proper; just right
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer