contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
sleeping late in the morning
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
theatre; theater; playhouse
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement; fresh flower; natural flower
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
womanly; ladylike; feminine
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to fall on one's backside
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
(walking) stick; cane; wand
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
sampling food; tasting; trying
even so; anyhow; at any rate
hook; gab; snare; trap; arm-grabbing force out
shelf on which tea and tea implements are kept
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha