room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
of course; certainly; naturally
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
kitchen; financial situation
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to behave well (of a child)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
if so; in that case; in that situation
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to spread (e.g. a rumour); to talk about (widely); to make fun of; to sing the praises of; to praise to the skies
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
journal; magazine; periodical
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
(writing, painting) brush
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
study; diligence; discount; reduction
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
scenery; scene; landscape
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item