multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
family; members of a family
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
literally; to the letter; literal
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
single parent; one parent
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
living; lifestyle; living room
sofa bed; sofa-bed; sofabed
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
two by two; by twos; as a couple
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
don't you think?; indicates question
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
square metre; square meter
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
every month; each month; monthly