zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to hand over; to surrender
wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to slide into; to slip into
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
that's the way it is; such is life
tall figure; high stature
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not