as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
(a) Buddha; deceased person
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
shoji (paper sliding door)
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to get narrower; to contract
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
large amount of money; great cost
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
Italian; Italian food; Italian cuisine
bargain; good buy; (good) value for one's money
hors d'oeuvre; party platter; assorted food tray; catering platter
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood