drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
relatively; comparatively
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
middle of the night; dead of night
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size