opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
rather; sooner; preferably
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
nonchalantly; without a care
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
rental video; video rental shop
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
even though it is not; despite not
way of reciting; way of telling a story
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...