Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
front; frontage; facade; main
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
question; inquiry; enquiry
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
if you think about it; come to think of it