residence; housing; residential building
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
like a part of the family
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
being filled with; being full of; permeation
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
clang of hoofs; sound of a koto
right beside; close to; nearby
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to cease; to stop; to be over
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
drop (e.g. of water); drip