one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
together; at the same time; same; identical
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to subsist; to keep on living
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
excess; surplus; superabundance
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
taking care of everything; no need to do anything
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
person of doubtful origin
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
light blue; pale blue; aqua
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation