futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to ease up; to relax attention
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to pretend; to act (as if)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
one's destination; place where someone is going; source (of an object); origin; branch office
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
certain; definite; clear; credible
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
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.)
both; both sides; both parties
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
moment; brief space of time
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
civilized nation; civilised nation
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
final; eventual; ultimate
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)