somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
when it becomes; when it comes to
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
in the same way as; just like
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
very young; little; childish; immature
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
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.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
two persons; two people; pair; couple
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river