present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to have the privilege of doing
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
two colours; two varieties; two types
ground glass; frosted glass
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
wherein; therein; thereinto
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
proposal; proposition; suggestion
in accordance with; according to
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)