torii; Shinto shrine archway
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
from where one sits; while sitting by
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
living in the mountains; house in the mountains
living room (Western style); sitting room
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
from one's seat; without stirring
movements; sitting and standing
going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
burglary turned robbery (i.e. when the burglar is detected)
playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out; doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone; (lit.) relaxing while the demon is out
one's surroundings; surrounding area
a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; (lit.) there aren't always loach under the willow tree; good luck does not always repeat itself
aural highlight of a noh play in which the main actor remains seated