father; dad; husband; you; he
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
young master; young gentleman
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to throw open; to leave open
open; spacious; extensive
clanging; empty; deserted
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
storekeeper; shopkeeper; proprietor of a shop
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
barber; barbershop; barber shop
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital