match; game; bout; contest
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
woman; female; feminine gender
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
other side; opposite side; other party
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
Japanese person; Japanese people
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
air of luxury; high class feel
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
hello; good day; good afternoon
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to have the privilege of doing
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
electricity; (electric) light
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain