kindness and affection; love
repaying a favor; repaying a favour
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
everything; anything; nothing
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
old house; deserted house
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to join together; to combine; to join up
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
to stay (at); to stop (at)
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
originally; by nature; from the start
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
next morning; following morning
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
mild late autumn day (around November); mild late fall day
to open wide; to reveal hidden contents