first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
to look away; to turn away
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
love triangle; eternal triangle
to say no more; to sink into silence
with these words; while saying
every person; each one; everybody
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
extreme sadist; very sadistic
to express (in words); to confess
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in