passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the West; the Occident; Western countries
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
older sister; elder sister
to gather; to collect; to assemble
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle