door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
Japanese-style desk (short, used while sitting on the floor)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
perception; sensing; noticing
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to face on; to look out on to
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
how; in what way; I wonder
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
being on the ropes; losing ground
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
calling by name; designation; nomination
last night; yesterday evening
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
to like; to love; to be fond of
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
lately; recently; nowadays
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration