hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
furniture store; furniture dealer
finding employment; getting a job
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
business; trade; operations; sales
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
such; like that; that sort of; very
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
rather; better; instead; if anything
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
rest; break; recess; intermission
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...