noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
corridor; hallway; passageway
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
bent back; hunchback; stoop
this occasion; at this time; now
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
meaning; significance; sense
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
historical play; period drama
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to stop walking; to pause
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned