room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
absence; disregard; indifference
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to move (house); to change residence
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
after that; afterwards; thereafter
transcendence; excellence; superiority
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
street at night; making a night journey
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
older sister; lass; young lady
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
arm; skill; efforts; ability