tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
you (plural); all of you; you all
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
death from cold; freezing to death
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indeed; really; truly; very much
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)