sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
to be helpful; to be useful
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
polish; improvement; burnishing
corridor; hallway; passageway
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
footwear; footgear; shoes
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
family; relatives; dependents; household
cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
hoarse voice; husky voice
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
as (for); for; in the capacity of
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)