garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
haori (Japanese formal coat)
man; male; masculine gender
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
authority; power; influence
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
feeling; sense; impression
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to look down (on); to condescend (to)