kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
sleepover; overnight stay
decision; settlement; definition
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
in the future; another day; later
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you