tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to breathe while sleeping
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
full view; plain sight; completely visible
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
how; in what way; circumstances
indisposition (e.g. a cold) caused by getting chilled while sleeping
to cease; to stop; to be over
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
this country; our country
debut; opening; first public exhibition
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
water-based; aqueous; water-soluble
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)