kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
village; hamlet; countryside; country
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
a little bit; a little while
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
untouched; unused; intact
Saran Wrap; plastic wrap; cling wrap; cling film
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
to express (in words); to confess
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
command; lead; generalship; leadership
quietly; slowly; gracefully
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
greeting; a fine thing to say
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to do over; to remake; to resume
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up