box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
completely; fully; entirely
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to be worn down; to be reduced
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
Europe and America; the West
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
a little bit; a little while