knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
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
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
antiquity; the previous era
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
low dining table; tea table
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
sense of values; values; value system
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to accept; to receive; to agree
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure