affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
metre; meter; meter; gauge
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
hot-tempered; quick to take offense; quick to take offence; irascible; touchy
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
evening; last night; yesterday evening
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
carving; engraving; chiselled features
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve