highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to be opposite; to face each other
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
the more one looks (at it) the more...
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
although I say; although one might say; although called
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
just because; even if; even though
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
to watch intently; to stare
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration