bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
anticipation; expectation
to pass (of time); to elapse
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
gossip; corner of the mouth
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to push down; to knock down
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
last night; yesterday evening
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to lie down; to throw oneself down
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza