calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
shoji (paper sliding door)
corridor; hallway; passageway
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to trample flat; to beat a path
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
approximate age; age range
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
lower seat; seat at bottom of the table
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
woman; female; feminine gender
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
condensation; formation of dew
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to be transparent; to show through