house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
decrepitude; senescence; superannuation
article; thing; object; property; real estate
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
infancy; childhood; tender age
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
with no effort at all; easily
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
public hall; community center; community centre
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage