with a friendly grin; smilingly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
person who is ...; thing that is ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be worried; to be troubled
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why; how; for what reason
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
living room (Western style); sitting room
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; clicking; clacking
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
about; on; regarding; per; for every
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...