layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
incident; affair; happening; event
thought; consideration; thinking
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
living room (Western style); sitting room
eat-in-kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room; dropkick (rugby)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
packing; crating; packaging
interruption; suspension; break
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
isolation; sense of isolation; feeling of being isolated
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
point of departure; initial point; starting point
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance