keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
cushion; pillow; mattress
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
facial flushing; drink-reddened face; having a hoarse voice after drinking; raspiness caused by over-drinking
high brow; broad forehead
craftsman; skilled artisan
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
wearing a kimono (or awase) without any undergarments on
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
in puffs; in whiffs; in flashes
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
great man; great god; hero; big man
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
face; looks; vestiges; trace