to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
society; public; community; social studies
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
safe and secure; safe and worry-free
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
deep sleep; sleep soundly
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)