intermission (during a play, sumo, etc.); interval; temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
Buddhist (household) altar
shoji (paper sliding door)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
older sister; elder sister
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
as a child; when one was a child
to slap down; to knock down; to floor
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
brothers and sisters; siblings
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
catching a cold; person with a cold
home delivery (of food); outside catering
3rd day of the month; three days
to become better; to improve
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
portrait of a deceased person
grandfather; male senior-citizen
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
domestically produced car
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
gear change; change of gears
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident