salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to gather strength; to take heart
vibration; vibrato; trill
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
like; similar to; as with; in the same way