four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
just the other day; quite recently
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
28th day of the month; 28 days
January; first month of the lunar calendar
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to stop midway; to interrupt
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
rather than; more ... than ...
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
evergreen spindle (Euonymus japonicus); Japanese spindle tree
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)