room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
study (e.g. material); learning; for studying
chair; stool; post; office; position
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be surprised; to be astonished
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to lean against; to set against
beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
pleat; pleats; plait; plaits
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish