zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at a Shinto shrine
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
living room (Western style); sitting room
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
secret; private; surreptitious
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
rare; extraordinary; singular
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
several times; once or twice
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
difference; variation; difference
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to get one's head around; to think about
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
it's not like; it isn't as if
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
being startled; getting a shock
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any