narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
threefold; folded in three
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
chair; stool; post; office; position
cheap article; poor quality article
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
standing on one's feet for a long time
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness