to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
four corners; four ordinal directions
historical play; period drama
paper-enclosed standing lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an oil lamp; taxi roof light
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
for use of customers or guests
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
no!; no no!; no, not at all
sympathy; compassion; pity
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
division into equal parts; equal parts
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
breakup of diplomatic relations; diplomatic break
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
raging fire; conflagration
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
to become vulgar; to coarsen
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
social; societal; societary
to intend; to be sure that
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients