to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
person with a criminal record; violent criminal
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to lure someone; to entice someone
freely; frankly; without reserve
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
delivery to the wrong house or person (email, postal items, etc.); false notification; mistaken notification; notifying somebody incorrectly
to lie on one's stomach; to sleep while lying on one's stomach; to crawl on the ground; to sprawl
cat-and-mouse (race); lead changing hands many times
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
door; gate; opening; title page
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt