to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
kitchen; financial situation
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
living; lifestyle; living room
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
living by oneself; living alone
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse into; to flop onto
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal