dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
main bedroom; master bedroom
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
way; method; means; resource; course
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
cooking; food preparation
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
spirit of a true craftsman; artisan spirit; pride in one's craft
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
(political) power; authority; influence
what sort of; what kind of; what way
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
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)
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
for this very reason; that is exactly why
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)