tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
considerably; fairly; quite
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
shoji (paper sliding door)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
stirring; slight movement
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
with curious eyes; curiously
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
country; territory; domain; realm
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...