tissue paper; tissue; facial tissue
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
and then; and so; and; so then
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
one by one; one each; one at a time
after that; afterwards; thereafter
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
what kind of; what sort of; what
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow through; to blow across
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
right in the middle (of); midst; height
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
being left out; being ostracized
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably