to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
covered in mud; mud-caked
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
surely; certainly; without doubt
changing clothes; change of clothes
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
washing machine (laundry)
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
to fan; to incite; to instigate
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
reality; actuality; hard fact
leaving everything up to someone else
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
as a child; when one was a child
distant look; faraway look