to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
beginning; outset; first; onset
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to try to do; to attempt to do
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be conspicuous; to stand out
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
outward appearance; looks
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
rather; better; instead; if anything
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more