Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
modern; lug arm tips (on glasses); temple tips
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
to concern; to be related
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
to sit down; to take a seat
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to begin talking; to open up
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
charming; fascinating; attractive
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to jar; to creak; to grate
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)