to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to be needed; to be wanted
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
beyond that point; after that
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to be conspicuous; to stand out
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
relatively; comparatively
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to look forward to something