to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to be erected; to be built
modern Japanese (design or architecture); traditionally Japanese (design) in a modern form
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
space (room, area, outer space)
fourth dimension; four dimensions
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
another's parent; another's parents
being startled; getting a shock
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron