to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
at that time; in those days
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
way of speaking; intimation
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to face on; to look out on to
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
pansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis); garden pansy
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
great difference; big difference; wide margin
even if not; even without
second; number two; runner-up
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to turn on; to switch on; to light up