shoji (paper sliding door)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
vexing; irritating; impatient
not necessarily so; is not always true
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to some extent; to a certain extent
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
the other day; some time ago; recently
script; screenplay; scenario
that; he; she; that person
quotation; citation; reference
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
husband and wife; married couple
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
different thing; another question; different case
neighbourhood; neighborhood