(social) position; status
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
kitchen; financial situation
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
myself; yourself; I; me; you
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
in comparison to; rather than
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to become famous; to gain fame
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
buttercup (Ranunculus japonicus)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)