tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
interior design; interior; upholstery
to hang (something) on the wall
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
way of speaking; intimation
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
seeing through; perceiving; noticing; getting wind of
only; merely; but; no more than
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
orders; instructions; directive; command
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
intelligence or information network
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be needed; to be wanted