to jar; to creak; to grate
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to rock; to shake; to swing
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
sick person; patient; invalid
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
close-cropped head; bald hill
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
older sister; elder sister
pale; pallid; bluish-white
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
such a thing; something like that
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to move forward; to move on
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...