nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
doors and shoji (sliding doors with paper panes)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
millet grain; something extremely tiny
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
wetting; love affair; lover
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
living room (Western style); sitting room
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
shoji (paper sliding door)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
fire; trace of fire; force of a fire; cause of a fire (lighter, match, spark, etc.)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation