method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
please; somehow or other; one way or another
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
as if nothing had happened
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
palatial residence; stately mansion
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
invitation; introduction; temptation
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
secret technique; secret art
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to thrust before; to thrust at
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress