to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
speaking of ...; as for ...
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
limbs; arms and legs; body
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously