hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is I who should say so
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
back off!; leave me alone!
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
by myself; in person; by oneself
bedding that is never put away during the day; permanently laid-out futon
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
myself; yourself; I; me; you
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)