fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
as much as one can; as much as possible
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to approach; to draw near
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to roll about; to writhe about
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
because of; owing to; due to
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
interior design; interior; upholstery
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
way; method; means; (technical) specification
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
chat; desultory conversation
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
failure; mistake; blunder
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
in the morning; during the morning
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety