companion; company; tritagonist
to invite; to show (someone) in
to be needed; to be wanted
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
turning into a cooler state; cooling down
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
way of speaking; intimation
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!