nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
strength; power; proficiency; ability
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to sink (into); to get depressed
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
near; nearby; not far off
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to invite in; to show someone in
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking; angrily; sulkily; in a huff
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
to change (one's clothes)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect