floor above; floor upstairs
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to hammer out the details; to work out details
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
troublesome; annoying; complicated
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
another thing; other things; another man's property
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
materials; data; document
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to lay aside; to set aside
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover