maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
garage; carport; depot (trains, buses, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
like a decent person; human
outward appearance; apparent
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
air of luxury; high class feel
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
stairs; stairway; staircase
to repaint; to paint again
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion