I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
eye strain; eyestrain; asthenopia
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to pile up; to accumulate
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
family-oriented; familial
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
economical; efficient; lean; compact
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
main; principal; chief; primary; major
to shave off; to scrape off
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
androgynous; gender-neutral
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
affable; sociable; friendly
intimacy; affection; familiarity
major cleanup; spring cleaning
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
physical work; manual labour (labor)
airing of clothes, hanging scrolls, etc. (to prevent damage from insects and mould)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
that day; the very same day