peace talks; peace negotiations
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
democratization; democratisation
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
retainer; vassal; servant
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
apparently; appears to be
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to throw open; to leave open
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
wicker(work) (cane, rattan) chair
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances