bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
originally; by nature; from the start
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
close to the wall; alongside the wall
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
living room (Western style); sitting room
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
those (near the second person)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
adviser; advisor; consultant
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)