to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
light; easy; non-serious; minor
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to jar; to creak; to grate
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
different room; another room; separate rooms
kitchen; financial situation; finances
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to throw at; to turn; to raise
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
tall figure; high stature
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)