bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be dispersed; to get separated
the very start; the very beginning
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
expressing one's mind; speaking out
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
very; greatly; exceedingly
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
comfort; consolation; diversion
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance