tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to stop walking; to pause
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to jar; to creak; to grate
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to smear with blood; to kill
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
just a minute; small quantity
expression of love; showing love
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to stare back at; to look back at
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)