to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
wages; pay; rental payment
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to speak; to hear a voice
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
living room (Japanese-style)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage