to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to recall; to remember; to recollect
living; lifestyle; living room
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
story; tale; talk; discussion
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
incident; affair; happening; event
three; three years of age
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
day on which the temperature rises above 30 degrees Celsius
weather forecast; weather report
to wring the neck; to strangle
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
sunlight; rays of the Sun
drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation