futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
minimum; at the very least
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
tool; implement; means; furniture
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to recall; to remember; to recollect
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy