thrift; economy; frugality
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to lean back (with one's legs braced); to stretch out (one's limbs) and arch one's back; to act haughtily; to be arrogant
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
unrefined; tasteless; inelegant; prosaic; unpoetic; unromantic
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
what time; (lit.) which hour
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
even if not; even without
extinguishment; destruction; effacement
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to get late; to advance; to wear on
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
running amok; committing an outrage; rampageous behavior
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
shoji screen with a wooden panel in the bottom part
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
(one's) countenance; face