huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to stay calm; to keep cool
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
inside one's heart; in one's mind
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
is something that; is that which
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
late at night; at a late hour
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
arrest; apprehension; capture
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
mistress; kept woman; concubine
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed