quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
reaching; attaining; arrival
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
reopening; resumption; restarting
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
press; print shop; printing office
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
transactions; dealings; business
to refuse; to decline; to deny
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance