reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
poor or lowly masterless samurai
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
hesitation; hindrance; washroom
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
front; frontage; facade; main
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
until now; so far; up to the present
silence; stillness; quietness
person who is ...; thing that is ...
boorishness; coarseness; stupidity
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
discarding; firing (an employee)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
that gentleman; that lady; he; she