futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
failure; mistake; blunder
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
because of; owing to; due to
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
situation of one's own doing
by myself; in person; by oneself
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case