basin (e.g. between mountains)
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
stairs; stairway; staircase
side door; side gate; wicket gate
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
seniority; precedence; upper seat
to encamp; to take up positions
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
the public; general public
tiled; covered with tiles
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
this world; this life; world of the living
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
torture device; instrument of torture