entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
corridor; hallway; passageway
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to speak; to hear a voice
suffix for familiar person
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
too much; excessively; too
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
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
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
flat-panel television (TV); thin-screen television (TV); thin-model flat-screen television (TV); flat-screen TV
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
forcibly; against one's will
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
space (room, area, outer space)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
because of; owing to; due to
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
level ground; plain; flatland
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous