living room (Western style); sitting room
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
format (esp. of publication, e.g. A5, B4, etc.); size of a sheet of paper used for ukiyoe
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
work-in-progress; working state
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
rest; break; recess; intermission
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
commerce; trade; business
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
progress; being under way
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
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.)
sincere; earnest; serious