slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
monthly fee for common areas of an apartment building (lighting, etc.); condo fees
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
8000; eight thousand; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
nice; good; well-executed
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
being closed (e.g. clinic); not seeing patients; not accepting patients
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to live; to reside; to inhabit
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to rank with; to rank among
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
corridor; hallway; passageway
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
modular bath; prefabricated bath
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
electricity; (electric) light
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person