bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
conical roof; peaked roof; pointed roof; spire
Fujiwara No Yorinaga (1120-1156.8.1)
to be faded; to be hazy; to be blurred; to be out of focus
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
manic depression; manic-depressive psychosis; bipolar disorder
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
Japanese dressmaking; kimono making
slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
imperial coronation crown; celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings
servile smile; sycophantic smile; servile laugh; sycophantic laugh
tall geta with a single tooth
period of transition (e.g. from old to new system)
to go on waiting only to be disappointed; to wait in vain
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
(of a smell, esp. a good smell) strong
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
to have a bitter experience
voluminous work; bulky volume; tome; great work; masterpiece; magnum opus
causticity; corrosiveness
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
running one's own business; doing business on one's own; self-employment
siblings; brothers and sisters
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold