tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
study; research; investigation
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...