guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
apropos of nothing; to change the subject
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to become locked; to lock
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
half the body; half length
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
stark naked; completely naked; nude
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
crash; smash; crunch; bang
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
it is I who should say so
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
piling shame on top of shame
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)