whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
not long has passed since ...
this and that; one thing or another
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to look around; to take a view of
after tax income; net income
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
heavy snowfall; white devil
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
just because; even if; even though
doing as one is told; yes-man
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to shut in; to confine; to surround
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
sofa; couch; lounge chair
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating