floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
since then; from that time; ever since
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
together; mutually; fellow
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
going to and fro; back and forth
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
difference; discrepancy; variation
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
half and half; fifty-fifty
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
at that very moment; at precisely that time; just when
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
Tottori (city, prefecture)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
(set of) facial features; looks
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder