drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
breathing of a sleeping person
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
aroma candle; aromatic candle
light; right; right field; right fielder
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
in the hospital; hospitalized
for the first time in one's life
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute