to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
to rise; to erect; to get up
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
Chinese-style stir-fried vegetable noodle soup
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables