coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
shellfish; seashell; shell
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
naked eye; the physical eye
wooden building; wooden architecture
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
chilly; unpleasantly cold
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
triangle; triangular shape
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
as far as the eye can see
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
amusing; funny; interesting
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
preparing for winter; winter clothes
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something