year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
interior design; interior; upholstery
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
accidental death; casualty
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to become possible; to become able to (do)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to be overcome with emotion
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
pride; boast; credit (to)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
maid; helper; help; assistance