cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
tick-tock; tick-tack; sound of clock
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
patience; endurance; undercover ninja; embedded ninja
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
action of making something; -ification
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
funny story; funny anecdote
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
slope; slanting surface; bevel
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
central corridor; middle corridor
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally