entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door; gate; opening; title page
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
very rich person; the super rich
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
stairs; stairway; staircase
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
manners; behavior; behaviour
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
odds and ends; all; every
ago; since; before; previous
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
it is I who should say so
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix