to see through; to see the true nature of something
to grimace; to make a wry face
again; once more; a second time
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
noisy; confused; uproarious
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
ago; since; before; previous
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
space (room, area, outer space)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
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 decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
bored; having nothing to do; idle
curious; strange; unusual
scene; spectacle; sight; view
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
fast-talking; rapid talking
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
apparently; appears to be
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
originally; by nature; from the start
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra