excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
(for the) first time in one's life
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
again; once more; a second time
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
apparently; appears to be
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
many; much; plenty; hardly
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
space (room, area, outer space)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in