preparations for returning (home)
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
blunder; slip; error; error
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to refuse; to decline; to deny
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
about when; about what time; how soon
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
after a long time; for the first time in a while
communications equipment; terminal; communications device
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to increase in value; to gain prestige
because of; owing to; due to