private property; personal belongings; personal effects
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
fully prepared; all ready
standby; preparation; arrangement
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
somehow or other; for some reason or another
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
good-quality; superior in quality
light; easy; non-serious; minor
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
in order; sequential; seriatim
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to live; to reside; to inhabit