to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
retainer; vassal; servant
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
refinement; elegance; grace
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
cake served with tea; teacake
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
(by force of) circumstances
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured