cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to be overcome with emotion
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to hand over; to surrender
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to approach; to draw near
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
New Year's Eve; end of the year
deep emotion; strong feelings
contradiction; inconsistency