carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
living; lifestyle; living room
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
castella (type of sponge cake)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
step; stride; counter for steps
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to change the position of
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
inner; underwear; undergarment; innerwear
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)