state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
decorative string used to hold a kimono sash in place
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
considerably; greatly; a lot
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
work; business; company; study
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
meaning; significance; sense
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
episode; anecdote; vignette