hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
switching over to; migration; transition
to peer into the darkness
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
two (long cylindrical things)
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
horizontal stripes; lateral stripes
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
to be enchanted; to be charmed
organizational capability; organisational capability
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards