futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to feel; to sense; to experience
air conditioning; air cooling
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
this world; this life; world of the living