wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
chair; stool; post; office; position
surely; certainly; without doubt
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
black belt (judo, karate, etc.)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to relax; to feel at home
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to say; to tell; to state; to do
difficult to ...; hard to ...
modular bath; prefabricated bath
residence; housing; residential building
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that