quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
living room (Japanese-style)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
while; even though; despite
one's previous life; previous existence
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
antiquity; the previous era
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
kitchen; financial situation
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
digital versatile disc; DVD
forcibly; against one's will
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate