homa-mandala (fire altar)
commencing with; including
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
back seat (of a car); rear seat
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
principal of a private school
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
rest; break; recess; intermission
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
space (room, area, outer space)
chair; stool; post; office; position
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
woman; female; feminine gender