to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
failure; mistake; blunder
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
study; diligence; discount; reduction
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
shoji (paper sliding door)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish