if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
doorknob; door knob; door handle
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
slowly and quietly; smoothly
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
piece of wood at the front edge of an entranceway floor; front portion of the floor of the genkan
ground glass; frosted glass
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
living by oneself; living alone
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
videocassette recorder; VCR
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
Polaroid camera; instant camera
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
to push aside; to push one's way through
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
the same generation; coeval
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless