back off!; leave me alone!
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to smash; to break into pieces
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
cache; place to hide something
having not the slightest idea
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to be found; to be discovered
impossible; unlikely; improbable
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
paper medium; print medium (as opposed to other media)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
Japanese person; Japanese people
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
race (of people); type of person
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
living; lifestyle; living room