to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
it's probably so; it stands to reason
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
by myself; in person; by oneself
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
of course; certainly; naturally
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to be worn down; to be reduced
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to be silent; to say nothing
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
engagement; business; affair; use; need
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean