right beside; close to; nearby
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
river surface; surface of a river
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
appearance; figure; shape; form
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916; novelist)
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
copier paper; photocopying paper
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
order; command; directions; instructions
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
step; stride; counter for steps
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps