to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
surroundings; environs; circumference
to surround; to crowd around
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
no matter how much time passes
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
corridor; hallway; passageway
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
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
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing