living room (Western style); sitting room
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
woollen material; woollen goods or fabric
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
great green turban (Turbo marmoratus)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
place; situation; position; location
the whole world; south of the Big Dipper
big man; large man; tall man; giant
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
strange; mysterious; queer
vicissitudes; ups and downs
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application