near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
clear; precise; definite; distinct
in this way; thus; such; uh...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
out of control; uncontrollable
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
three; three years of age
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
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
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
opposite; reverse; contrary
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
threefold; folded in three
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
vacuum bag (used to make clothes, futons, etc. easier to store)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat