machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
long, narrow house (e.g. traditional Kyoto townhouse); (lit.) eel bed
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); white sandalwood
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); winter peony
shoji (paper sliding door)
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
one by one; in detail; minutely
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
private; non-public; secret; closed-door; closed
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
cake or snack served with tea
dry Japanese confectionery; dry Japanese sweets
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
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
drawing room; study; writing alcove; publishing house
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
(another's) daughter; young lady
(a person's) appearance; looks
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
behavior; behaviour; manner