futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
together; at the same time; same; identical
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
just a minute; small quantity
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
spiritual; religious song; spiritual
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
marriage proposal; courtship