fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
shoji (paper sliding door)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to get angry; to lose one's temper
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to rebuild; to reconstruct
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
residence; housing; residential building
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
clerk; office worker; office staff
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
front; frontage; facade; main
door; gate; opening; title page
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
minuteness; one millionth
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
flour; meal; powder; dust
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching