finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be jealous; to be envious
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
simply; merely; only; solely
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
time; season; period; phase; stage
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to live; to reside; to inhabit
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point