beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
failure; abortive (attempt, action)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to look around; to survey
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
tool; implement; means; furniture
to face on; to look out on to
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
right angle; perpendicular
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
outside (the room, building); outdoors
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)