middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
everybody; every last one of them; all
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
yearned for; longed for; missed
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
water temperature (esp. bath)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to have a perverse character; to have a twisted personality
delicious; appetizing; appetising
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
to relax; to feel at home
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to slide down; to slip down
stationing (troops); occupancy
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to forcefully open up a hole (in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly, holding nothing back; to throw out (everything inside)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
dry skin; bad skin; rough skin; unhealthy skin
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back