gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
tall figure; high stature
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to say; to be called; to do
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
relaxation; recreation; recess
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
respect and affection; love and respect
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured
forevermore; for eternity
oppression; suppression; pressure
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
collection of books; (personal) library
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to lure someone; to entice someone