futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
attendance (at school); going to school
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
sunglasses; shady glasses; dark glasses
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
showcase; display case; vitrine
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to attempt; to test; to try out
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
God; god; ace; king; superior person
confidentially; privately; off the record
one thin flat object; one sheet
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham