futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
on the occasion of; at the time of
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
last night; yesterday evening
naturally; of course; understandably
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively