tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
creak; squeak; creaking sound
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to face on; to look out on to
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
shoji (paper sliding door)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
God; god; ace; king; superior person
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
to be at a loss for words
(not) even once; (not) ever
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
(one's) ex-wife; (one's) former wife
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to employ; to hire; to charter
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish