impossible to do (although wants to)
department store; department
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
clanging; empty; deserted
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to approach; to draw near
to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around