dispersing; breaking up; running away
loser; defeated person; the defeated
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
shoji (paper sliding door)
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
main; principal; chief; primary; major
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
black rotary-dial telephone
wall clock; grandfather clock
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
how many years; how long; what year
infancy; childhood; tender age
medical care; medical treatment
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
in the end; at the end of the day
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
this for sure; certainly is
one's long-cherished desire
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large