clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
adopted daughter; foster daughter
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
instead; but (on the other hand)
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
troublesome; pain in the butt
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
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)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
the opposite sex; isomerism
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth