to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
bungalow; one-story house
floor space; area (in tsubo)
apartment building; housing complex
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
deep inside; innermost place
to take up one's residence
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be reminded of; to call to mind
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
nature; property; disposition
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)