mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
every year; yearly; annually
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
smallish; on the small side
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to be pretentious; to put on airs
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
just because; even if; even though
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage