pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
another method; another problem
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
decoration; ornament; trimmings
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
tenement house; row house
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism