kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
tenement house; row house
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
not caring; not giving a damn
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
such ... as; or some such
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)