oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
Japanese history; history of Japan
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
interior design; interior; upholstery
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
imagination; supposition; guess
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
the other day; a few days ago
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
highest level; high-water mark