work clothes; business suit
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
two adjoining rooms (connected by a sliding door)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
river; stream; River; the ... river
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
popular name; common name; given name
order; sequence; procedure
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
all (there is); as long as there is
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
call; summons; convening; convocation
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind