isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
the whole family; the whole house
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
shoes strictly prohibited
beginning; outset; first; onset
to feel; to sense; to experience
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
door; gate; opening; title page
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
blending of Japanese and Western styles
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
journal; magazine; periodical
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
president (of a society); chairman
to say; to be called; to do
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything