discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
original intention; initial resolution
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
knowing; (an) acquaintance
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
the future; future prospects
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
printing; impression; issue
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to tower over the surroundings
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
suffix indicating room size (following a number of tatami mats and a counter)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one