support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to be too numerous; to be too much
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
first thing in the morning
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
foreign; abroad; overseas
supply; provision; raising; procurement
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down