slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
time; hour; period; class
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
something; some kind of; for some reason
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
upper half of the body; upper body
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to lie down; to throw oneself down
pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)