to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
nothing but; except; no more than
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
something wrapped in a furoshiki
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
long johns; long underpants; long underwear
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry