pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
to fan; to incite; to instigate
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
reality; actuality; hard fact
leaving everything up to someone else
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
to detain; to check; to restrain
to look around; to look towards (us)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
open; spacious; extensive
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
no vacancy; full occupancy
to some extent; to a certain extent
torii; Shinto shrine archway
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
public telephone; pay phone
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state