grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to anticipate; to foresee
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
something; what; why; how
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
living; lifestyle; living room
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
wintertime; winter season
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
aggression; invasion; raid
study; diligence; discount; reduction
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
rebellious phase; rebellious age
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
street at night; making a night journey
far-infrared rays; far-infrared radiation; FIR
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk