busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
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.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
mobile home; camper-van; RV
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
question; inquiry; enquiry
triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; (lit.) as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
observation; survey; watching
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
item; something that one "just has to have"
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
day on which the temperature rises above 30 degrees Celsius
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
flaring up; bursting into flames
chopping board; cutting board
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
dark (color); concentrated; thick