futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to snatch from; to steal from
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
emphasis mark (used in Japanese text in a way similar to underlining)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
terse; concise; simple and clear
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
abuse; misuse; taking advantage of
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
possession; retention; maintenance
cell; serge; cel (celluloid)
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
consideration; taking into account
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
additional rules; by-laws; supplementary provisions; additional clauses
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)