somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
branch office; police box; local police station
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
warming one's crotch by standing over a hibachi
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
new building; new construction
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
clothes padded with cotton
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
token (effort); something done for form's sake
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
description; describing; depicting
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
indecisive; irresolute; weak
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more