unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
electricity; (electric) light
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be softened; to calm down
look!; there!; here!; that is
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
low dining table; tea table
to assemble; to set up; to construct
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
busy; having no (free) time
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to push aside; to brush aside
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
to fight to the bitter end
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)