zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
middle of the night; dead of night
had better ...; had better not ...
raging fire; conflagration
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
shoji (paper sliding door)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
since then; from that time; ever since