another; different; separate; discrete
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
resin; (tobacco) resin; tar; sleep (in one's eyes, i.e. eye mucus)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
best article under heaven; peerless
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
all; entire; whole; altogether
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
only; merely; but; no more than
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
to pass (of time); to elapse
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
imitating; copying; mimicking
second; number two; runner-up
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
destruction; collapse; crumbling
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just