to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
individual differences; personal equation
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
way; method; means; resource; course
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
how; in what way; how about; questionable
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
everybody; every last one of them; all
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
next; secondly; subsequently
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound