mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
considerably; fairly; quite
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
the said person; he; she; same surname
messenger; envoy; emissary
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
same trade; same business; same profession
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
I see; that's right; indeed
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
technique; art; skill; move
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
very; greatly; exceedingly