to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
corridor; hallway; passageway
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to recall; to remember; to recollect
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
control; management (e.g. of a business)
vacant house; unoccupied house
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
wood-burning stove; wood stove
living; lifestyle; living room
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to rebuild; to reconstruct
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
here and there; in places
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking