guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
to prevent; to take precautions
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
horny goat weed (Epimedium grandiflorum var. thunbergianum)
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
artificial hill (in a garden)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to be in focus; to come into focus
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
manners; behavior; behaviour
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
number of people; population; human head
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
carrying (child) under arm
please be careful; please take care
guidance; leadership; leading the way
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
one's figure during sleep
transparent; plain (glass or glasses)
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
what sort of; what kind of; what way
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; dear me!; thank God!
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen; screen; screen door
to ventilate; to let fresh air in
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
handicraft; industrial art object
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
romantic; spicy; coquettish
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion