blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
electricity; (electric) light
so; like this; in this way
early on; earlier on; from early
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
shoji (paper sliding door)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
canequim; unbleached muslin; calico
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
(feather) duster; dusting
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
rope; cord; policeman's rope
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
beyond that point; after that
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out