zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
station; office; guardroom
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
TRON; The Realtime Operating System Nucleus
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
and yet; though; when; in spite of
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
wherein; therein; thereinto
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
history; pedigree; lineage
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
now that; since; so long as; because
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
good wife and wise mother
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent