tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
tool; implement; means; furniture
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
nature of one's business; business instinct
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
sales; selling; marketing
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
bird's egg (esp. a chicken egg); chick; baby bird (esp. a baby chicken); eggshell-colored traditional Japanese paper made primarily of Diplomorpha sikokiana fibres (high-quality, glossy); eggshell (colour); red and white oval rice cakes
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
unaltered; unedited; unamended; uncensored; unexpurgated
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; (arch.) (moving) slowly
speckles; spotted pattern
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
while; during (the time when)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
at first; in the beginning; originally
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
with a start; with a jump
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do