kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness); shoulder massage; massage stick for pounding the shoulders; tapping on the shoulder (as a hint to resign); urging someone to resign; pressuring someone to resign
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
kind; sort; species; species
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
in high spirits; excited; energetic
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period