as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to press against each other; to huddle together
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
nonchalantly; without a care
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
story; tale; talk; discussion
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light