to ask; to enquire; to query
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to smile broadly; to grin widely
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
master; teacher; stable master
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
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
one thin flat object; one sheet
door; gate; opening; title page
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
Japanese person; Japanese people
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to feel; to sense; to experience
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
low dining table; tea table