thin slice of meat or fish; (arch.) briefly salt-pickled fish slice
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
wooden fence; board fence
to face; to go towards; to head towards
neighbouring house; neighboring house
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
adds force or indicates command
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
observation; survey; watching
how many people; a number of people
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
mutual financing association
to be needed; to be wanted
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
small; fine; detailed; stingy
in comparison to; rather than
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen