to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
recitation; reciting from memory
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
to sell off; to dispose of
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
within; inside of; less than
from the viewpoint of; according to
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to have steady nerves; to gain courage; to become brave; to become confident
fast approach; quick intimacy
close-up; bringing attention to; bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
natural; reasonable; understandable