to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
bungalow; one-story house
kitchen; financial situation
to be busy at work; to work diligently
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
beforehand; in advance; previously
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to find fault with; to question
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
(made of) stone; stone-built
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
here and there; in places
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to slide into; to slip into
woman; lady; adult female
divide into four pieces; one fourth
before ... days (months, etc.)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange