sitting with one's legs out to one side
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
empress dowager; queen mother
to move (house); to change residence
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey; dark gray; deceitful employee; unfaithful servant
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
complete stranger; total stranger
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
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)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to lean (something) against; to set against; to prop up against
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with