rush mat with a floral or bulrush pattern
to be full of pride; to be boastful
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to bend; to warp; to curve
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
without permission; without notice
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to think of; to come up with
every single word and phrase; each and every word
since our last meeting; since we parted
double suicide; lovers' suicide
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
undermentioned (statement); the following; at left
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll
to communicate; to commune
to finish reading; to read through
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
serious; not joking; straight
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to look out over (far into the distance); to command a view of