the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
pollakiuria; frequent urination
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
one thin flat object; one sheet
chilly; unpleasantly cold
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to speak; to hear a voice
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to hide; to conceal oneself
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
masturbation; self consolation
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
being startled; getting a shock
if you think about it; come to think of it
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
observation; survey; watching
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
kitchen; financial situation
to feel hot; to flush; to burn