to walk in on; to tread upon
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
near; close by; within reach; familiar
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
leukocyte; leucocyte; white blood cell
red blood cell; erythrocyte
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
standard value; reference value; nominal value
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to fly around; to scatter
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to turn right; to turn to the right
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely