senior envoy; chief delegate
vice-envoy; deputy delegate
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
outdoor bench (placed under the eaves of a house and used for cooling off during the summer)
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
bone; firmness (of character); backbone; unyielding spirit
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
variety of ceremonial dress made of intertwined cloth and silk threads
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
open air; outdoors; outside
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest