to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
low dining table; tea table
cupboard or chest for tea implements
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
full view; plain sight; completely visible
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to complain; to make a complaint
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to pass (of time); to elapse
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to be sooty; to be stained
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue
to look around; to survey
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
junior high school student; middle school pupil
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)