level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
and; AND (Boolean operator)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to become better; to improve
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
burden reduction; alleviation of a burden
when it becomes; when it comes to
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
relatively; comparatively
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
meditation; contemplation
from here; from this place
fifth day of the month; five days
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
almost; roughly; approximately
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry