well then ...; in that situation; in which case
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to examine someone's expression
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
actual profit; practical use; benefit
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to sweep clean; to brush clean
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
(feather) duster; dusting
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to watch steadily; to stare
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
strong-willed; strong of heart
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
notice; attention; observation
and yet; though; when; in spite of
sharp parting remark; parting threat
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to soothe; to calm; to pacify