to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
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
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
waking; waking up; awakening
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
(tactile) feel; sense of touch
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to be silent; to say nothing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
middle of the night; dead of night
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
because; for; the reason why is ...