detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
deep emotion; strong feelings
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
attendance (at school); going to school
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
hand used like a sword in striking
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
self-deprecating term; humble way of referring to oneself, one's abilities, one's possessions, etc.
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
bureau; chest of drawers; cabinet
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
single word; a few words; brief comment
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
by all means; by all costs
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)