even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to run through; to run past
to blow through; to blow across
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
space (room, area, outer space)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
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
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
here and there; everywhere
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
seating plan (e.g. banquet); seating chart
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
serious; not joking; straight
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...