restless; fidgety; in a hurry
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
preparation; arrangements
place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to invite in; to show someone in
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
natto (fermented soybeans)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to glare at each other; to confront each other
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something