kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
living room (Western style); sitting room
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
brilliant; bright; dazzling
printout; (computer) printing
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
to approach; to draw near
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
going to and fro; back and forth
expressing one's mind; speaking out
skill; dexterity; master hand
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
kitchen; financial situation
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
heat-sensitive paper; thermal paper
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively