one's house; one's home; one's family
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
dining; dining room; meal
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
foreign; abroad; overseas
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
beginning; outset; first; onset
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
upper half of the body; upper body
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
lower half of the body; nether parts
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
full view; plain sight; completely visible