to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to rise; to erect; to get up
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
light; faint; pale; fleeting
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to pause; to have a short intermission
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
story; tale; talk; discussion
how; in what way; how about; questionable
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
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
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to accept; to receive; to agree
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to that degree; to that extent; that much
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
pellet drum (used as a children's toy); rattle drum
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
very young; little; childish; immature
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such