sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
light; easy; non-serious; minor
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to leave undyed; to dye partly (leaving some base colour); to heavily and completely dye; to dye fast
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
of course; certainly; naturally
after that; afterwards; thereafter
Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss