first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
don't you think?; indicates question
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
while; even though; despite
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
coincident with; while; simultaneously
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old