to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
education; training; discipline
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
lightly; easily; carelessly
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
study; library; den; home office; reading room
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
ago; since; before; previous
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
book; volume; this; present; main; head
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
handrail; railing; banister
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
parts; accessories; components
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
apparent; obvious; very clear