master key; passkey; skeleton key
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
door; gate; opening; title page
open; spacious; extensive
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
welcome; (warm) reception
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to concern; to be related
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to look away; to turn away
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
garden lantern; hanging lantern
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit