first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
new building; new construction
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
as you see; as you can see
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
dilapidated house; deserted house
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
real estate agent; realtor
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede