centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
fireside; hearth; by the fire
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to tighten; to press hard
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
here and there; in places
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
clothes; clothing; garments
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
each; (arch.) you (plural)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
many; much; plenty; hardly
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment