proposal; proposition; suggestion
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
dwelling; house; residence; address
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
how many people; a number of people
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit