door; gate; opening; title page
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
just one person; only one
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
in that way; thus; so; so?
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend
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.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be exhausted; to be tired out
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
outhouse (from which night-soil may be collected); privy
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
study; research; investigation