daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
serious; severe; grave; acute
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
trio; gang of three; threesome
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
albino Japanese rat snake
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
grandfather; male senior-citizen
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to take up one's residence
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time