to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
kind; sort; species; species
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
both (people); the two of them
stealthily; secretly; in secret
son of a bitch; piece of shit
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
distant look; faraway look
lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
all over; all over the place; everywhere
brown; light brown; tawny
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
washing machine; (clothes) washer
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
watering hole; watering place
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)