lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
sunlight; rays of the Sun
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
item; article; dish; course; finest item
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
(crime of) aiding a criminal to avoid capture
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback