delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
corridor; hallway; passageway
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
many; numerous; various; large number of
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
department store; department
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness