tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
finger; hands and fingers; hands
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
station; office; guardroom
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
mood; sentiment; artistic effect
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
rural beauty; rusticity; rustic beauty
(made of) stone; stone-built
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; various things
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven