(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
home delivery (of food); outside catering
telephone number; phone number
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
lord of a manor; estate steward
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
capture (of a suspect, criminal, etc.); arrest
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to stare back at; to look back at
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
beautiful weather; clear and cloudless sky; clear Japanese weather
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
to leave of one's own accord
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
and; thereupon; because of that
diary shared between friends (who take turns writing entries); exchange diary
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...