tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
whereabouts; country; one's home village; one's residence
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
while I have the opportunity (I'd also like to say ...); by the way; incidentally; in passing
to give rein to (imagination); to lend wings to (fancy); to rage with all one's force; to be rampant
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryō period); tax in kind; mediocrity
pitiable; pitiful; piteous; sorry; sad
fate; destiny; predestination
glorious reign; enlightened era
flat board; slab; monotonous; dull; even pitch; accentless pitch
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
snorting (esp. of a horse, cow, etc.); heavy nasal breathing
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
without intermission for ten (long) years; with constancy of purpose for ten (long) years; in the same old rut for years on end
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
property; fortune; assets
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
after all; in the end; in short; atyanta (absoluteness)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
vigorously ...; suddenly ...
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to go crazy; to lose one's mind