taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to ask; to enquire; to query
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
sukiya style of building; style of a tea-ceremony arbor (arbour)
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
shoji (paper sliding door)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
ten; 10; ten years of age
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque