suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
forced laugh; forced smile
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
then; well; so; well then
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
crowded (e.g. with people); overflowing
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
don't you think?; indicates question
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least