to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
living room (Japanese-style)
speaking voice; talking voice
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
kitchen; financial situation
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
unable to resist; unable to suppress
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
company; corporation; workplace
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to set (sun); to become dark
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work