residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to rush over; to run up to
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
last week; the week before
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
immediately; right away; on the spot
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
tail (animal); tail end; tip
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
footwear; footgear; shoes
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
company; corporation; workplace
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific