very young; little; childish; immature
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
basin (e.g. between mountains)
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
stairs; stairway; staircase
side door; side gate; wicket gate
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
seniority; precedence; upper seat
to encamp; to take up positions
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
the public; general public
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
and yet; despite (all) that
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating