unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to stiffen; to become stiff
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
while; during (the time when)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
ago; since; before; previous
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks