futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
indecent talk; obscene talk; lewd conversation; dirty story; smut
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
though; even if; whether ... or ...
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
(overnight) stay; lodging
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
chance (of success); odds
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of