woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
opposite side; opposition
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately