previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
shoji with an oil-treated screen (for increased water resistance)
hole cut in a wall, panelling, etc. to let light in
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
shelf on which tea and tea implements are kept
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
comfort (in living place)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
hard worker; hardworking person
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
those (near the second person)
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
nimble; agile; quick; smart
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
mental; spiritual; emotional
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration