ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
dispersing; breaking up; running away
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
one room apartment; studio apartment
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
beyond that point; after that
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to be needed; to be wanted
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
silence (not speaking); muteness
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
low table; table with very short legs
to be conspicuous; to stand out
very interesting; of great interest
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)