year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
chance of precipitation; chance of rain
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
really; truly; indeed; good grief
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
I am not going to fall for that trick; that trick won't work on me
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
almost; roughly; approximately
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago