other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
that is to say; so that means
historic; historical; traditional
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
trivial; not amounting to much
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
machine parts; machinery; equipment
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
to intervene; to stop (something)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
quilt coverlet for a kotatsu; kotatsu quilt
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
the whole day; all the day
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
strong pressure; heavy pressure
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish