four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
side table; bedside table
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
how many years; how long; what year
there being no use in arguing (about it)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to drink up; to drain (cup)
what time; (lit.) which hour
what's what; heads or tails
electronic parts (components)
complete change; about-face
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison