to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
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.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
no!; no no!; no, not at all
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
talking while standing; standing around talking
after a long time; for the first time in a while
sleeping late in the morning
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
cyborg; cybernetic organism
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip