to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
endpaper (of a book); end-paper; facing (material sewn on the inside edge of a garment); looking back; triumphing over (a rival)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
bedside; near one's pillow
to straighten up; to sit upright
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to accept; to receive; to agree
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
tattling; telling on (someone)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to give oneself airs; to be prudish
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now