Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
offering of mochi rice cakes; mochi rice cakes used as offering
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
open air; outdoors; outside
so; therefore; and; (and) then
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief
to close (one's eyes); to shut
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tinfoil; silver-colored paper
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
long time; long interval; for quite some time
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy