to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
electricity; (electric) light
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
place; situation; position; location
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
Japanese-style writing desk
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
it is not (like that) either
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
originally; by nature; from the start
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to happen to meet; to come across
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale