Western ways; Western customs; Western habits
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
one thin flat object; one sheet
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
what time; (lit.) which hour
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
round, wooden container for cooked rice
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie