room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
number one; first; best; most; game; round
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
meanwhile; in the meantime
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
here and there; in places
to put on heavy makeup; to powder heavily; to paint thickly; to paint beautifully
originally; by nature; from the start
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to increase; to add to; to augment
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
by means of; due to; because of; according to
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
(a) little; somewhat; somehow