shoji (paper sliding door)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
parliamentarian; member of a congress
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
long (time that has passed); old (story)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
how; in what way; how about
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation