cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
rabbit hutch; small Japanese houses; cramped Japanese housing
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
blue mold; blue mould; penicillium
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to be conspicuous; to attract public attention
account book; register; ledger
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
open air; outdoors; outside
to call in; to invite; to bring in
whatever the case; under any circumstances
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
business hours; opening hours; office hours
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
naughty boy; mischievous boy; little rascal; brat
world; society; people; the public
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
infancy; childhood; tender age
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
private residence or home
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)