being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
corner room; corner apartment
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
opposite side; opposition
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
cheap, easily put together cupboard, bookcase, shelves, chest, etc. made of colored plywood
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
landscape-oriented; transversely oriented
flat-screen TV; flat-panel TV
story; tale; talk; discussion
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
sense of being victimized; aggrieved feelings; victim mentality; victim's mind
care; precaution; guarding; caution
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
good-natured; of good character
goods; merchandise; commercial items
many; numerous; various; large number of
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
strength; power; proficiency; ability
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface