apartment with one bedroom and a combined dining room and kitchen
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
prematurely gray hair; prematurely grey hair
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
such; like that; in that way
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
like this; this sort; this way
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious