just because; even if; even though
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to state; to express; to mention
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
again; once more; a second time
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to telephone; to make a phone call
about when; about what time; how soon
article; news story; report; account
trial; judgement; judgment
materials; data; document
newspaper story (article, account)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
medical science; medicine