square latticed wooden frame for a kotatsu
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to thrust before; to thrust at
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)