apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
had better ...; had better not ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
bedding that is never put away during the day; permanently laid-out futon
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to some extent; to a certain extent
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
with these words; while saying
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
manner of using one's hands
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government