spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to step firmly; to harden by treading
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
passing through; through passage
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
explosion; rupture; break off
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
limbs; arms and legs; body
looks; personal appearance; features
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
forgetting; lapse of memory