soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
from where one sits; while sitting by
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
opposite side; other side; other party
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
chair; stool; post; office; position
counter for chairs or seats
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall