chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
what kind of; what sort of; what
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
how; in what way; how about
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight