always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
difficult to ...; hard to ...
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
something like ...; something called ...
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to be found; to be discovered
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to subsist; to keep on living
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade