here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
floor heating; underfloor heating
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
barrier-free; planning or design to facilitate accessibility for the elderly and disabled
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
present; current; in operation
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
anonymity; using an assumed name
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
of course; certainly; naturally
to have troubles; to have concerns
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
application; request; petition
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
father; dad; husband; you; he
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point