generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
capacity; volume; capacitance
convenience; handiness; usefulness
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
ready-made; common-law (wife)
perishable foods; perishables
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to be too numerous; to be too much
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely