lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
study; diligence; discount; reduction
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
to put one's strength into
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
every evening; every night
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
explanation; interpretation
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
Buddhist (household) altar
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier