structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to entertain; to make welcome
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
notice; attention; observation
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
tedious; boring; being fed up with
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
inner garden (esp. small, traditional); courtyard
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)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to thrust away; to send flying
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all