tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
wherein; therein; thereinto
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
one person; another name; nickname; alias
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
3000; three thousand; many
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
storefront; front of a store
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
moment; brief space of time
damp; moist (negative nuance)
clientele; customer stratum
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
presence; sitting with; being with
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
air of luxury; high class feel
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
very much; exceedingly; extremely
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
one's share; one's portion
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
store interior; inside of a shop