pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to collapse into; to flop onto
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
memory; sense; experience
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
those (near the second person)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
suffix for train car numbers
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
chair; stool; post; office; position
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper