fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
pink (colour, color); peach
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to hide; to keep to oneself
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to overdo; to do too much
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
with a wriggle; in a slithering motion; in a squiggle; with a spurt