bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
story; tale; talk; discussion
water for washing or moistening one's hands
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
door; gate; opening; title page
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)