in the morning; during the morning
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
January; first month of the lunar calendar
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
exhibition; display; putting on show
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
personnel (of public building)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
right beside; close to; nearby
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to