folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to fret; to be fretful; to be peevish
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
coating (esp. lacquering)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
tingling; stinging; pungently
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
major war; great war; world war
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
one revolution; one rotation
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
lading; loading; carrying
weight; heavyweight boxer