to shake one's head (in denial)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
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.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
shoji (paper sliding door)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
sense of unity; sense of oneness
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
any more; any further; any better; any longer
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
is that so? (generally rhetorical)