elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
other than; excluding; without
dwelling; house; residence; address
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
at that time; in those days
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
floor space (esp. of the ground floor only); floorage
each house; every house; many houses
grains; lumps; granulated; lumpy; bumpiness
property; fortune; assets
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
(social) class; rank; grade
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
like this; in this way; as you see
hinoki leaf; hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
covered in mud; mud-caked
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to become better; to improve
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
work tabi; split-toed heavy cloth shoes with rubber soles
housing district; residential district
again; once more; a second time
rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)